The much-anticipated bout Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez culminated with an unanimous decision win for champion Rodriguez on 17th September, 2022, know the full undercard results and purse
Despite being a heavy underdog on Saturday night, Israel Gonzalez gave Rodriguez more trouble than either of the two former WBC super flyweight champions did in Rodriguez’s previous two contests. Gonzalez, Rodriguez’s 12-round opponent for the WBC 115-pound title, showed grit and toughness throughout the contest despite being out-pointed by Rodriguez by a wide margin.
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez Purse, Payouts, Winner, Full Fight Card Results And Boxing Match Highlights
As per report from numerous sources, Rodriguez will be receiving a lower paycheck in this fight compared to his previous match. Rodriguez will receive approximately $200,000 guaranteed purse, while his opponent Gonzalez will receive $75,000. PPV Share from the match will be also distributed between the players but the exact figures haven’t been revealed yet.
On September 17, 2022, the event was slated to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card of the event kicked-off at 1:00 AM BST (8:00 PM ET), while Jesse Rodriguez vs Gonzalez ring-walks began at 3:00 AM BST (10:00 PM ET). Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Israel Gonzalez engaged in a 12-round super flyweight division match with WBC super flyweight title on the line, which also served as the co-main event to munch-anticipated main event fight between Canelo vs Golovkin.
Jesse Rodriguez failed to produce a spectacular knockout against Israel Gonzalez on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However, he still managed to win and retain his WBC junior bantamweight title. Rodriguez, who improved his fighting reputation in the co-main event to Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin 3, won by scores of 118-109, 117-110, and 114-113.
Full Fight Card Results
- Canelo Alvarez defeated Gennadiy Golovkin: For Alvarez’s WBC/IBF/WBO/WBA Super Middleweight titles
- Jesse Rodriguez won against Israel Gonzalez : For Rodriguez’s WBC Junior Bantamweight title
- Ali Akhmedov defeated Gabriel Rosado: Super Middleweight
- Austin Williams won against Kieron Conway: For the vacant WBA international middleweight title
- Diego Pacheco defeated Enrique Collazo: Super Middleweight
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Israel Gonzalez Match Events & How it Unfolded?
In the fifth round’s opening 35 seconds, Gonzalez connected with a right hand as Rodriguez advanced. Later in the fifth, they swapped shots inside, with Rodriguez supporting Gonzalez with a right-left combination. Just before the seventh round’s halfway point, Rodriguez connected with a right hook during a brief exchange. Gonzalez was thrown into the ropes just before the seventh round came to a close due to a straight left from Rodriguez.
Gonzalez put out a strong effort, but Rodriguez outperformed him with a sharper, harder performance. In the eighth round, Rodriguez took a point penalty for a low blow. Ironically, despite dropping Gonzalez with the shot and appearing to be lower than the one Rodriguez was called for in the eighth, referee Kenny Bayless indicated that another low hit in the eleventh was on the belt line and didn’t take away a point or strangely establish a count.
Nevertheless, Rodriguez’s effort was sufficient to give him his third victory of 2022, bringing him that much nearer to perhaps being named Fighter of the Year.
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