{"id":7898,"date":"2023-04-09T07:19:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T07:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/jesse-rodriguez-v-cristian-gonzalez-sunny-edwards-called-out-after-wbo-title-win\/"},"modified":"2023-04-09T07:19:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T07:19:22","slug":"jesse-rodriguez-v-cristian-gonzalez-sunny-edwards-called-out-after-wbo-title-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/jesse-rodriguez-v-cristian-gonzalez-sunny-edwards-called-out-after-wbo-title-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Rodriguez v Cristian Gonzalez: Sunny Edwards called out after WBO title win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Jesse Rodriguez vacated the WBC super-flyweight title he won last year to move down a weight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Jesse &#8216;Bam&#8217; Rodriguez said Britain&#8217;s Sunny Edwards was &#8220;the only option&#8221; for his next fight after claiming the vacant WBO world flyweight title.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">Rodriguez overcame a broken jaw to win a unanimous decision over Mexico&#8217;s Cristian Gonzalez in San Antonio, Texas, to become a two-weight world champion at the age of 23.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">After a dominant performance, judges scored the fight 118-110, 117-111, 116-112 for the American, who later revealed his jaw was broken in the sixth round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Rodriguez had vacated his WBC super-flyweight title to move down a division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">And when asked what came next, he called out fellow Matchroom fighter and IBF flyweight champion Edwards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;Sunny Edwards, that&#8217;s the only option. I think he&#8217;s been talking so let&#8217;s make it happen,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">Undefeated Edwards, 27, had himself called out Rodriguez after retaining his title with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/63605411\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.$link-2.0\">a unanimous points win over Felix Alvarado<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.3\"> in November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".acgkm3els0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Rodriguez is also unbeaten after 18 fights, winning 11 by knockout.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/65224577\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesse Rodriguez vacated the WBC super-flyweight title he won last year to move down a weight Jesse &#8216;Bam&#8217; Rodriguez said Britain&#8217;s Sunny Edwards was &#8220;the only option&#8221; for his next fight after claiming the vacant WBO world flyweight title. 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