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Rodriguez Eyes Undisputed Glory Before Moving Up in Weight

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is on the cusp of achieving undisputed status at junior bantamweight, declaring his intention to dominate the division in just two more fights before moving up in weight. The San Antonio native, currently ranked No. 5 pound-for-pound by ESPN, is set to face WBA champion Fernando Daniel Martinez this Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, a fight with three world title belts on the line.

Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs), the WBC and WBO titleholder, is aiming to add Martinez’s WBA strap to his collection and then set his sights on the final piece of the puzzle: the IBF title, currently held by either Willibaldo Garcia or Kenshiro Teraji.

“Undisputed is the goal,” Rodriguez told ESPN. “If I get past Martinez, there’s just one belt left, so I am pretty close to accomplishing that… I will have two more fights at junior bantamweight maximum, and then move up. So this one, and then one more, to become undisputed.”

The stacked card in Riyadh also features high-profile matchups including David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde (light heavyweight) and Brian Norman vs. Devin Haney (welterweight) in world title fights. Rodriguez recognizes the significance of the event, stating, “To have all these fighters on one card on Saturday is incredible and to be part of it is really exciting, it’s only good for the sport of boxing.”

Looking beyond the junior bantamweight division, Rodriguez has his eyes on future matchups, potentially even reaching the featherweight division (126 pounds). He specifically mentioned potential clashes with undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue and rising Japanese star Junto Nakatani.

“We have talked about 126 pounds, that would be the maximum,” Rodriguez said. “I think those fights versus Inoue, Nakatani do happen down the line.”

For now, however, Rodriguez’s focus remains firmly on Fernando Daniel Martinez and achieving his immediate goal of unifying the junior bantamweight titles.

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