Bam Does It Again: Rodriguez Knocks Out Vargas to Become Three-Division Champion

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has done it again. Moving up to challenge Antonio Vargas for the WBA bantamweight title, the 24-year-old superstar delivered a devastating sixth-round knockout to become a three-division world champion. Already holding belts at junior bantamweight and flyweight, Rodriguez proved once more that weight classes are just numbers. According to CompuBox, Rodriguez is the most accurate power puncher in boxing today. Tonight on DAZN, he backed up that statistic in emphatic fashion. After a tense opening five rounds, Bam found the finishing sequence in the sixth, landing a pinpoint combination that sent Vargas to the canvas and the crowd into a frenzy. The victory cements Rodriguez’s status as one of the sport’s elite talents — a fighter who combines surgical precision with fight-ending power regardless of the division. Photo credit: The Ring Magazine

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