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PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JUNE 29: Jesse "Bam" RodrĂguez celebrates the victory against Juan Francisco El 'Gallo' Estrada, during their WBC and Ring Magazine super flyweight title fight at Footprint Center on June 29, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix, Arizona.(Photo by Luis Gutierrez/ Norte Photo/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Jesse âBamâ Rodriguez is scheduled for his next outing on June 13 when he takes on Antonio Vargas in Arizona. Speaking to iFL TV, Bam talks a little about that fight and why heâs looking forward to what he thinks is an inevitable showdown against Naoya Inoue. Hereâs some of what he had to say.
âVery happy, very excited to be back with Matchroom, Eddie Hearn, the whole team. They treated me well, theyâve put me in the position Iâm in today with the help of Robert Garcia and Teiken Promotions. So just being back with them, knowing Iâm going to have bigger fights and huge nights to come just makes me more excited for my future.â
âIt is what it is. The Spurs were â thatâs good for the city, good for the team. Iâm excited for them but as far as me, I donât mind coming back to Arizona. This is where I won my world title and changed my life. So every time I come back to Arizona itâs just like nostalgic and I know have good juju here. So Iâm just very excited to go to Arizona and fight in Glendale again and show the world who I am.â
âIn the back of my mind I know that fight is going to happen down the line. I feel like itâs closer than ever, now. As long as I keep winning, he keeps winning then I feel like itâs going to happen.
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âI feel like it would be a whole lot easier to make that fight happen [by me choosing to fight him in Japan] just because I love going to Japan and spending time there. So I have no problem going over there to fight.â
âIf not this year, I think early next year or mid next year for sure.â