Bam & Ammo Featured on Canelo-GGG III Card

Two undefeated Texans will make the trip to Las Vegas this week and take part in the Canelo-GGG III card at the T Mobile Arena. One champion and one future champ are featured on the card. Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez will return to the ring following his spectacular eighth-round TKO stoppage of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in San Antonio on June 25th. Bam is likely the front-runner for the Fighter of The Year honors. He will battle Israel Gonzalez of Los Cabos, Mexico, a veteran of 33 professional bouts. Gonzalez sports a record of 28-4-1 and has won two consecutive eight-round decisions since his last blemish a draw to Puerto Rican fighter Jose Martinez-Mercado back in March of 2021. Rodriguez has established himself as one of the future mega-stars of the sporty. According to his Co Promotion, Matchroom Boxing, they want to fight Bam four times a year and keep him fighting as the co-main event on Canelo cards. Plus the plan is to fight him twice more each year, headlining in San Antonio. Rodriguez will look to push his perfect record to 17-0 and may fight again towards the end of the year back home in the Alamo City.

Also on the card is surging middleweight prospect Austin "Ammo" Williams of Houston. Williams was viewed as one of Boxing's premier prospects when he dominated rugged veteran Denis Douglin over eight one-sided rounds in just his eighth professional bout back in March of 2021. Following the bout, Williams took a hiatus from the ring. "Ammo", who last fought in April, disposing of undefeated Chrodale Booker in one round, opened up about the outside-the-ring issues he was dealing with “The brain is so complex you don’t really take time to sit with it and understand it. Boxing is the loneliest sport in the world, so we’re dealing with something that’s so high level, putting your life on the line for a living. You are out there to be judged in front of a crowd, your heart on your sleeve and showing your art to the world, and your physical health is attached to that.” Willaims sports an 11-0 (9) record and will battle Kieron Conway of Northamptonshire, England, for the WBA International middleweight title.

Bam set to Return on Canelo-GGG undercard in Las Vegas

Undefeated super flyweight phenome Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez of San Antonio continues his rise to superstardom. He will not take much of a break. He will return on the undercard of what is perhaps the biggest fight of the year, Canelo-GGG. Rodriguez last fought at the Tech Port Arena in The Alamo City and delivered for his home fans a career-best performance in stopping future Hall of Famer Srisaket Sor Rungvisai via 8th round TKO to defend his WBC super flyweight title. It will be less than three months between fights for Bam and his third fight in seven months. Pretty impressive for fighting in an era where most guys at his level fight only 1-2 per year. 

Rodriguez will put his perfect 16-0 (11) record and his WBC super-fly strap on the line against another rugged opponent in Israel Gonzalez sports a 28-4-1 (11) record and is just 25 years old. He is unbeaten in his since his 2020 loss to the legendary "Chocolatito" Roman Gonzalez. Rodriguez, who hails from Baja California, Mexico, accounted quite well for himself.IN losing a clear but competitive decision to the legend. It will be the fourth world title shot for the 25-year-old from Mexico who, in addition to the Gonzalez loss, was stopped by Jerwin Ancajas and lost to Khalid Yafai in 2018. He last fought in April at the La Paz Arena in La Paz, Mexico, and scored an 8-round unanimous decision over Misael Gracia Acevedo.

Rodriguez is perhaps the front runner for this year's Fighter of the Year and a third win in seven months over another premier 115-pounder would perhaps be exactly what the Texan needs to capture this year's award.  Rodriguez has expressed interest in moving down to his more natural weights of 108 and 112 and said in a post-fight press conference following the Sor Rungvisai destruction that he plans on moving down to 112. He will, however, stay at 125 at least for the time being.