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RODRIGUEZ AND EDWARDS FACE OFF AS FIGHT NIGHT CLOSES IN
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Flyweight sensations lay belts and unbeaten records on the line in Arizona
Jesse Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards came face-to-face for the first time in fight week as they close in on their blockbuster Flyweight unification clash at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN.
Rodriguez and Edwards put their belts on the line in one of the most hotly anticipated fights of the year in their first ever unification bouts. WBO king Rodriguez (18-0 11 KOs) returns to the state where he landed his first World title back in February 2022 when he defeated Carlos Cuadras to land the WBC Super-Flyweight strap. The San Antonio star defended that title twice with wins over Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Israel Gonzalez before becoming a two-weight champion on home turf in April by seeing off Christian Hernandez.
Edwards (20-0 4 KOs) finally gets the blockbuster showdown that he’s been craving after becoming the IBF champion in April 2021 with a trademark classy win over Moruti Mthalane in London. A pair of successful defenses in Dubai followed in December against Jayson Mama and in March over Muhammad Waseem before victory in defense number three followed in his adopted Sheffield hometown over Felix Alvarado.
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