Jesse Rodríguez: Bam’s World Titles Across Three Divisions
Jesse “Bam” Rodríguez is an American southpaw from San Antonio, Texas, trained by Robert Garcia. He became a three-division world champion by knocking out Antonio Vargas for the WBA bantamweight title on June 13, 2026, in Glendale, Arizona.
Career and major results
Rodríguez first won a world championship in February 2022, defeating Carlos Cuadras for the WBC super-flyweight belt. He later defended against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Israel González.
He moved down to flyweight and defeated Cristian González for the vacant WBO title in April 2023. A stoppage victory over Sunny Edwards that December unified the WBO and IBF belts.
Back at super flyweight, Rodríguez stopped Juan Francisco Estrada in the seventh round in June 2024 to regain the WBC title. He subsequently defeated Pedro Guevara and unified against WBO champion Phumelela Cafu in 2025.
The sixth-round knockout of Vargas brought a championship at 118 pounds and improved Rodríguez’s record to 24 wins without defeat, including seventeen knockouts.
Rodríguez’s championship path involved changes in weight as well as changes in title status. He first won at super flyweight, collected flyweight belts, returned to 115 pounds, and then added a bantamweight title against Vargas. Each step is supported by a named opponent and result, making the three-division claim more than a label.
Sources
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Sources: matchroomboxing.com; wbaboxing.com; fightmag.com
Related references: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Rodriguez_%28boxer%29 https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/791293 https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/sports/2022/03/31/san-antonio–boxing–champion–bam-rodriguez https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/ https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/ https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/202787-jesse-rodriguez-bam https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-jesse-rodriguez-s-girlfriend-meet-boxer-s-partner-future-mother-first-child https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/jesse-rodriguez-boxing-record https://box.live/boxers/jesse-rodriguez/
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