The WBO-IBF Unification bout between Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards seemed like an inevitability as soon as Bam captured the WBO strap in his home city of San Antonio and became the first-ever two-division world champion in the famed fight cities history. To make the situation smoother, the Lone Star Stater was more than willing to travel across the pond and fight Edwards in his backyard in the UK. When the Alamo City Native broke his jaw on his way to becoming a two-division world champ back in April, it appeared that the fight would be scrapped at least for the foreseeable future, and the 2022 "Fighter of the Year" would be on the sidelines for the remainder of 2023. However, it now seems we will get that fight, and even better for Rodriguez, the fight will be made in the US. Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn, who represents each champion said, "We are close, we really close." When asked for a date, he responded, "November, December. We have to wait on Bam's jaw, so we're looking at the end of 2023." Hearn also went on to say, that the fight would be in the United States but "Not in San Antonio'' The fight will likely be made for late 2023 on the West Coast. Hearn went on to explain his reasoning "We didn't do great in San Antonio, and it wouldn't be fair to Edwards." Out-of-town fighters have historically received a rough time getting a fair shake in Texas. Hearn said, "Either California or Arizona. We have done well in the past in Phoenix."