Jesse Rodriguez
Early career
Rodríguez made his professional debut against Mauricio Cruz on March 10, 2017, after being discovered by Danny Rangel, winning by unanimous decision. By the end of 2019, Rodríguez amassed a 10–0 record, with six of those victories coming by way of stoppage.
Early career
Rodríguez was scheduled to face Marco Sustaita on February 29, 2020, on the undercard of the Mikey Garcia versus Jessie Vargas bout. Rodríguez won the fight by eighth-round technical knockout. Rodríguez was next scheduled to face the one-time WBC light flyweight title challenger Janiel Rivera on September 5, 2020. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, managing to drop Rivera three times by the 2 minute mark of the opening round. Rodríguez was scheduled to fight Saul Juarez on December 12, 2020, on the undercard of the Shakur Stevenson and Toka Kahn Clary junior lightweight bout. Rodríguez lived up to his role as the significant betting favorite, knocking Juarez out in the second.
Early career
Rodríguez was expected to challenge the reigning WBA (Regular)) champion Esteban Bermudez in late 2021, however the fight was later cancelled as it didn't receive approval from the WBA. Rodríguez was instead scheduled to face Jose Alejandro Burgos on October 16, 2021, whom he beat by a fourth-round knockout.
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