{"id":630325,"date":"2026-06-10T02:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/630325\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T02:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:03:18","slug":"jesse-bam-rodriguez-vs-antonio-vargas-date-start-time-undercard-and-where-to-watch-world-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/630325\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez vs Antonio Vargas: Date, start time, undercard and where to watch world title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a lot on the line for Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez this weekend.<\/p>\n

Not only is he bidding to become a three-weight world champion when he locks horns with Antonio Vargas for the WBA bantamweight title<\/a> in Arizona. <\/p>\n

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Rodriguez is the reigning WBA, WBC and WBO super flyweight championCredit: Amanda Westcott\/Matchroom<\/p>\n

The super flyweight king is also looking to punch his ticket for a mega fight with Naoya Inoue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh is hatching plans for the bout to take place in Japan in January.<\/a><\/p>\n

Netflix have even expressed interest in streaming the event.<\/a><\/p>\n

All Rodriguez needs to do is beat Vargas.<\/p>\n

READ MORE ON BOXING Rodriguez vs Vargas: Date and venue <\/p>\n

Rodriguez and Vargas lock horns on Saturday, June 13, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Arizona. <\/p>\n

Rodriguez vs Vargas: Where to watch and start time <\/p>\n

All of the action can be streamed on DAZN<\/a>, with coverage starting from 7PM ET [12am UK].<\/p>\n

The headliners are then expected to make their way to the ring at around 11pm ET [4am UK]. <\/p>\n

Fans can watch every punch live by purchasing a DAZN Ultimate monthly pass, which is\u00a0available for a monthly fee of \u00a324.99 HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

talkSPORT.com will also have coverage of the event, while talkSPORT radio will be running a preview on Saturday night on Fight Night. <\/p>\n

To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click\u00a0HERE for the live stream<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rodriguez is bidding to become a three-weight world champion after winning belts at flyweight and super flyweightCredit: Melina Pizano\/Matchroom<\/p>\n

You can listen via the\u00a0talkSPORT app<\/a>, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.<\/p>\n

There is also a visual stream on the\u00a0talkSPORT Boxing YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez vs Vargas: UndercardJesse Rodriguez vs Antonio Vargas – WBA bantamweight titleElif Nur Turhan vs Gabriela Tellez – IBF lightweight title Arturo Cardenas vs Jordan Martinez – Super bantamweight Adrian Rodriguez vs Elias Montoya Terraza – Lightweight Ronny Alvarez vs Filip Stankovic – Super middleweight Trini Ochoa vs Cristian Perez Hernandez – Super lightweightHector Beltran vs Shaquile Felicia – Super welterweight Xechal Xavier Esquivel vs Rayshawn Taylor – Featherweight \"Vargas<\/a><\/p>\n

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Vargas is the WBA bantamweight championCredit: GettyRodriguez vs Vargas: What has been said?<\/p>\n

Rodriguez said: \u201cI think a title defense wouldn\u2019t have excited me as much as this fight does.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am moving up to another division, trying to conquer another world title, against a fighter like Antonio Vargas, who will push me that much more inside the gym.<\/p>\n

“These are the kind of fights that bring out the best in any boxer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh stakes, a lot to lose \u2013 a lot to gain as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Vargas added: \u201cThis has honestly been the best camp I\u2019ve ever had. <\/p>\n

“Every day, I\u2019ve been pushing myself beyond my limits as I know what is on the line. <\/p>\n

“When you\u2019re preparing to face a fighter like Bam Rodriguez, you can\u2019t leave anything to chance. <\/p>\n

Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve surrounded myself with a great team, we\u2019ve studied everything, and I\u2019ve put in the work physically, mentally, and emotionally. <\/p>\n

“I feel stronger, sharper, and more confident than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boxing schedule<\/p>\n

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For all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out\u00a0talkSPORT.com’s\u00a0 boxing schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is a lot on the line for Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez this weekend. Not only is he bidding…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":630326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[85394,18416,2560,6102,15283,88992,98129,101,62334,56,63558,54,55],"class_list":["post-630325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-bam-rodriguez","tag-antonio-vargas","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-news","tag-date","tag-jesse-rodriguez","tag-ring-walk-time","tag-sports","tag-start-time","tag-uk","tag-undercard","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=630325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/630326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=630325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=630325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=630325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}