Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriquez (18-0) takes on ‘Showtime’ Sunny Edwards (20-0) in a unification bout for the WBO and IBF Flyweight Championships.
Bam Rodriquez won his WBO belt earlier this year against Cristian Hernandez via Unanimous Decision, but suffered a broken jaw in the process. This delayed Rodriguez vs Edwards until now.
Sunny Edwards had been hoping to face Rodriquez as his first opponent when he signed with Matchroom Boxing. Edwards had been calling for unification bouts against the other 3 Flyweight belt holders, and signed with Matchroom to accelerate the process.
Edwards had to settle with defending his belt against little known Campos at Wembley Arena on 10 June 2023 instead.
WHO IS THE FAVOURITE FOR RODRIGUEZ VS EDWARDS?
For Rodriguez vs Edwards, Bam Rodriquez is priced as the favourite with UK bookmakers, with odds of 4/9 for a victory by any method. Sunny Edwards is the outsider, at 13/8 to win by any method.
WHERE IS RODRIGUEZ VS EDWARDS BEING HELD?
The event is being held in America, at the Diamond Desert Arena in Glendale Arizona. It holds a capacity of around 20,000 depending on the event. Tickets are yet be to released for the show. Check the link below to keep up-to-date with ticket news.
Rodriguez vs Edwards – Matchroom Boxing
HOW CAN I WATCH RODRIGUEZ VS EDWARDS?
The event begins at 1.am, live on DAZN. The main event can be expected around 4 a.m. The main event will start on Sunday for UK viewers.
Before the Bell will start around 11 p.m on DAZN and YouTube.
UNDERCARD RODRIGUEZ VS EDWARDS
Jesse Rodriguez vs Sunny Edwards
IBF and WBO World Flyweight titles
Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs Kevin Gonzalez
Peter McGrail vs Ja’Rico O’Quinn
Junaid Bostan vs Gordie Russ II
Arturo Popoca vs Carlos Mujica
Joe McGrail vs Edwar Ortiz Jr
Albert Gonzalez vs Alexia Molina
Galal Yafai vs Rocco Santon
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