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'Bam' Rodriguez defeats Vargas, improves to 24-0
Key takeaways
- Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez violently stopped Antonio Vargas with a sixth-round knockout to become a world champion in a third weight class at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
- Rodriguez dropped Vargas in round four before finishing the job with a straight left hand in Round six to claim the WBA bantamweight title.
- And with yet another impressive showing under his belt, the world will wait to see if a superfight between "Bam" and Naoya Inoue will materialize next.
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Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez violently stopped Antonio Vargas with a sixth-round knockout to become a world champion in a third weight class at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Rodriguez dropped Vargas in round four before finishing the job with a straight left hand in Round six to claim the WBA bantamweight title.
And with yet another impressive showing under his belt, the world will wait to see if a superfight between "Bam" and Naoya Inoue will materialize next.
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