‘Bam’ Rodriguez vs Guevara Fight Results: ‘Bam’ Crushes Guevara In Three Rounds

Originally posted on Fights Around The World
By Ryan O'Hara | Last updated Nov 10, 2024 1:34 AM ET

Wham. Bam. Thank you, champ.

Pedro Guevara had never been stopped in 47 fights. However, lineal junior bantamweight champion and top pound-for-pound fighter Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez not only became the first man to stop Guevara, but he also did it in brutally impressive fashion. The bout served as the co-main event to the 12-round IBF welterweight world championship main event rematch featuring Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian.

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Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Rodriguez, an unbeaten southpaw from San Antonio, scored two knockdowns of the seasoned Mexican fighter and, at 2 minutes and 47 seconds of the third, destroyed Guevara with a left uppercut that sent him to the canvas flat on his back, leaving referee Ricky Gonzalez no choice but to immediately wave off the fight.

“I’m pretty happy [with my performance],” Rodriguez, 24, said after making his first 115-pound title defense. But I already kind of knew it was going to happen that way.” According to Compubox, Rodriguez landed 64 of 183 punches (35%), compared to just 21 of 122 blows (17%) for Guevara.

The 35-year-old Guevara (42-5-1, 22 KOs) exited his neutral corner moving a good amount, and Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs) intelligently pursued his target in a one-sided opening round as Guevara looked to survive. In the second, Rodriguez began to sit down on his punches and landed with a slew of lead right hooks. Bam displayed his exemplary skill as he balanced both his elite offensive skill and defensive awareness. Guevara, in the meanwhile, tried to attack Rodriguez‘s body, but to no avail.

Rodriguez floored Guevara with a straight left hand in the third round, but Guevara quickly rose to his feet. That turned out to be a fatal decision. Moments after Gonzalez permitted the fight to continue, Rodriguez crushed Guevara with a scintillating power right uppercut, and Guevara collapsed flat on his back.

“I really thought he was going to stand there and fight a little bit more, but right from the beginning, he was moving,” Rodriguez said. “You saw tonight who I am.”

In the past, Rodriguez has stated that he was not interested in facing future Hall of Famer Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, who he considers a friend and mentor. However, when DAZN’s Chris Mannix asked if he was interested in the fight, Rodriguez appeared to change his mind.

“I’m ready for it,” he declared. “If a unification doesn’t come, why not?”

This article first appeared on Fights Around The World and was syndicated with permission.

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