{"id":10655,"date":"2025-07-20T14:22:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/10655\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T14:22:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:22:20","slug":"jesse-bam-rodriguez-tkos-tough-phumelela-cafu-in-ten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/10655\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse &#8216;Bam&#8217; Rodriguez TKO\u2019s tough \u00a0Phumelela Cafu in ten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jesse \u2018Bam\u2019 Rodriguez TKO\u2019s tough \u00a0Phumelela Cafu in ten<\/p>\n<p>Undefeated WBC super-flyweight champion Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez added a second belt to his 115-pound collection by defeating Phumelela Cafu via technical knockout in the tenth round on at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez, who dominated most of the fight, wobbled Cafu with a flurry of jolting punches in the tenth round, forcing the corner of the previously undefeated Cafu to surrender at 2 minutes and 7 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez (22-0) was making his second defense of his WBC title, which he won with a thrilling knockout victory over Juan Francisco Estrada in June 2024. Cafu (11-1-3), who fought in the United States for the first time, won the WBO belt in his last fight with a victory in October 2024 over Kosei Tanaka in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158099\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MAP13362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas: Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez celebrates his win on fight night for the Matchroom Boxing card on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Melina Pizano\/ Matchroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158101\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MAP13138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas: Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez celebrates on fight night for the Matchroom Boxing card on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Melina Pizano\/ Matchroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158103\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MAP12965.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas: Jesse Rodriguez and Phumelela Cafu during their Super Flyweight world title fight on fight night for the Matchroom Boxing card on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Melina Pizano\/ Matchroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158105\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MAP12946.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas: Jesse Rodriguez and Phumelela Cafu during their Super Flyweight world title fight on fight night for the Matchroom Boxing card on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Melina Pizano\/ Matchroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158107\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MAP12859.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas: Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez on fight night for the Matchroom Boxing card on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Melina Pizano\/ Matchroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158109\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MAP12833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas: Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez on fight night for the Matchroom Boxing card on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Melina Pizano\/ Matchroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158111\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/530A2692.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1601\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas: Jesse Rodriguez and Phumelela Cafu during their Super Flyweight world title fight on fight night for the Matchroom Boxing card on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Melina Pizano\/ Matchroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158113\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MAP13572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas: Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez celebrates his win on fight night for the Matchroom Boxing card on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Melina Pizano\/ Matchroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158115\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/530A2633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1601\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas: Jesse Rodriguez and Phumelela Cafu during their Super Flyweight world title fight on fight night for the Matchroom Boxing card on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. 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