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Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez crumples Antonio Vargas to become three-division world champion
Rodriguez vs. Vargas on DAZN - TONIGHT
Just as Antonio Vargas was steadily touching Jesse Rodriguez, 'Bam' started to crank up the heat.
That led to Rodriguez dropping Vargas with a left hand in the fifth round and again with an explosive right-left combination the next frame to record a riveting sixth-round knockout in snatching the WBA bantamweight world title Saturday night. The victory at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, and live on DAZN , crowned Rodriguez a three-division world champion — something that will only increase the groundswell for a mega clash with undisputed super bantamweight ruler Naoya Inoue.
To that prospect, Rodriguez (24-0, 17 KOs) simply stated to DAZN's Chris Mannix: "I'm ready for whoever, whenever."
Here are the full round-by-round results from the Rodriguez-Vargas headliner and the rest of the main card updates.
Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez vs. Antonio Vargas main card results
- Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez blasts Antonio Vargas via sixth-round KO to win WBA bantamweight title
- Arturo Cardenas cruises past Jordan Martinez by unanimous decision
- Elif Nur Turhan edges Gabriela Tellez via unanimous decision
- Elias Terraza pummels Adrian Rodriguez by second-round TKO
