Bam Rodriguez Destroys Martinez
Title unification fights are supposed to be wars. Instead, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez turned Saturday night in Saudi Arabia into a showcase of pure dominance. On the Benavidez vs. Yarde undercard, the undefeated WBC and WBO super flyweight champion demolished Fernando Martinez — also unbeaten — with a crushing 10th-round knockout that crowned Rodriguez the new WBA titleholder at 115 pounds. Bam Rodriguez Destroys Martinez: New King of the Super Flyweights!
From the opening bell, this showdown looked less like a clash of champions and more like a rising superstar exposing a challenger not on his level. Ranked fifth on Uncrowned’s pound-for-pound list, Rodriguez made Martinez miss wildly, punching him from angles he couldn’t even prepare for.
Pure Precision and Power from Rodriguez
The numbers paint the full picture. According to CompuBox, Rodriguez landed 276 total punches to Martinez’s 131. Even more brutal — 232 of those were power shots. Every round followed the same script: Martinez lunged, Rodriguez danced away and fired back with cleaner, sharper punches that snapped the Argentine’s head back.
By the middle rounds, Martinez’s nose was clearly broken. The fight became a countdown. When the final blow put Martinez flat on his back in Round 10, he looked up — not in confusion, but with the expression of a fighter who already knew the scorecards weren’t his friend.
There was nothing complicated about this. It was simply domination.
“Honestly, After Round 1”
Asked afterward when he knew he had the fight won, Rodriguez didn’t hesitate: “Honestly, after Round 1.”
Despite the shutdown, Rodriguez showed class inside the ring. He credited Martinez with toughness and the heart of a former champion. “Nothing but respect,” he said. “He was a lot tougher than I expected even though I gave him my hardest shot.”
A new era at super flyweight has officially begun — and its name is Bam.
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