Jesse Rodriguez makes the second defense of his WBC super flyweight title against Israel Gonzalez at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 17. The bout serves as the co-feature to a highly anticipated trilogy fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin live stream on DAZN. The date when the event airs live in Australia is Sunday, September 18.
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Rodriguez (16-0 11 KOs) has enjoyed a succesful first half of the year. He first has become the youngest active world champion in February, stepping in late to meet Carlos Cuadras for the vacant WBC strap in Phoenix, and then put on a dominant display in his first defense, stopping Thai star Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on his San Antonio home turf in June inside eight rounds.
Those performances saw the San Antonio talent named as ESPN’s Fighter of the Year in their midyear boxing awards, and while ‘Bam’ spoke of his pride at the honor, he’s determined to show that there is much more to come in his calendar.
The 22-year-old has lofty ambitions to unify divisions
