Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez reveals his dream fight

FOR most, whether or not fighter or fan, the prospect of being caught in a hoop with Japan’s Naoya Inoue can be thought of one thing nearer to a nightmare than a dream. He’s, in spite of everything, generally known as “Monster” and has, via the course of a 12-year skilled profession, ended 24 of his 27 professional fights inside the distance, usually in devastating model.

And but, whereas Inoue for good purpose strikes concern into all with whom he crosses paths, there’s one man whose intuition is to run in direction of the menace quite than away. His identify is Jesse Rodriguez and never solely does Rodriguez declare to hold no concern of Inoue, however he needs to struggle him in Tokyo, Japan. He even goes as far as to name this his “dream”.

“Inoue is a dream struggle,” Rodriguez instructed Boxing Information. “That’s a struggle I’ve been asking about for a few years now. Each time they ask me to call my dream struggle I say it could be in opposition to him in Japan.”

Naoya Inoue

For this to occur, in fact, a couple of issues would want to fall into place. First, Rodriguez must take the WBC super-flyweight belt from Juan Francisco Estrada, whom he meets on June 29 in Phoenix. Then, following that, Rodriguez must really quench his thirst within the 115-pound division, which may, he says, result in a struggle in opposition to the winner of the WBA and IBF title conflict between Kazuto Ioka and Fernando Martinez on July 7.

“That’s an excellent struggle however I believe Ioka will edge it out,” mentioned Rodriguez. “That’s a struggle (in opposition to both Ioka or Martinez) down the road I might be keen on.

“I simply need to struggle the perfect fights attainable. If he’s (Ioka) in the way in which, let’s make it occur. Additionally, I like being in Tokyo. So let’s make it occur on the market.

“Simply being in Japan looks like being at house. It’s my house away from house in a method.”

To have so many choices, and for every of those choices to be so interesting, is a testomony to each the speed at which Rodriguez has progressed and his willingness to pursue the perfect challenges on the market. Nonetheless simply 24, he has each likelihood, ought to his plan come to fruition, of making a legacy which ranks alongside these of the easiest fighters within the decrease weight lessons – and all inside simply three or 4 extra fights.

“I’ve this one (in opposition to Estrada on June 29), and I even have a rematch clause with Estrada, so if he needs to do this, that will be the second (struggle),” mentioned Rodriguez, 19-0 (12). “Then the winner of Martinez versus Ioka. That’s the perfect plan for me, but when I needed to keep for an additional struggle to go undisputed, I’ve no downside with that.”

Seemingly, if his actions and his phrases supply a real reflection of his thoughts, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has no issues doing something. Sure, even preventing Naoya Inoue in Tokyo, Japan.