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Three World Boxing Council (WBC) championship belts are on the line tonight in Phoenix. A fight for the WBC’s World Super Flyweight title between titleholder Juan Francisco Estrada (44-3-0, 28 KOs) and rising challenger Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (19-0-0, 12 KOs) headlines tonight’s seven-bout event on DAZN.
Estrada’s last fight came a year and a half ago but the 34-year-old is one of the more proven boxers in the weight class. His 47-bout professional career includes wins in World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) championship bouts. He’s a future Hall of Fame boxer who enjoyed a long buildup to this bout.
Rodriguez says he idolized Estrada as an amateur and that fighting him for a title was an honor. This is Rodriguez’s first bout in the super flyweight category since Sept. 17, 2022, when he won the WBC World Super Flyweight title. After that bout, he dropped down to the flyweight category and picked up two world titles in the class from the WBO and International Boxing Federation (IBF).
Now, he’s back up to the super flyweight class and looking to re-take his championship belt. Here’s what to know about tonight’s exciting card:
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Estrada vs. Bam Rodriguez: TV, Time, streaming and how to watch
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Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024
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Time: 8 p.m. ET; main event ringwalks set for approximately 11 p.m. ET
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TV: N/A
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Streaming: DAZN
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Pay-per-view options:
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Juan Estrada vs. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez betting: Odds and moneyline
Rodriguez is the heavy favorite to win the WBC World Super Flyweight title, per BetMGM’s latest boxing odds.
Odds as of Saturday afternoon.
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Moneyline: Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (-650), Juan Francisco Estrada (+400)
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Rodriguez method of victory:
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Estrada method of victory:
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Tie: +1400
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Predictions for Juan Francisco Estrada and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez fight
Sporting News: Rodriguez TKO 12
Tom Gray writes: “I foresee Estrada boxing and moving and he’ll build a lead early. However, the younger man will be applying plenty of pressure and looking to drain his opponent’s resources. The fight will have changed by round five and the champion will be out-punched in most of the exchanges… It’s beyond unusual for me to pick against Estrada, particularly by stoppage, but I think the 19-month layoff will come back to haunt him here.”
Action Network: Rodriguez by decision
Bryan Fonseca says: “Rodriguez is younger, more active and overall just better right now. It’s more likely than not that Bam will regain a title at super flyweight against the older, less active Estrada…. Estrada hasn’t been stopped, and while Rodriguez is a great volume puncher – so is his opponent. Estrada has six stoppage wins in 13 title fights. Bam has two in five title fights.”
Covers: Rodriguez by decision
Danny Howard writes: “Though Estrada can’t make up a nine-year age differential or revitalize himself after 47 professional fights, he can gut this out and make things very tough for Rodriguez… Rodriguez will have to earn every punch, and Estrada has years of experience and tricks he can utilize to stay competitive and potentially threaten the outcome.”
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