For the second straight fight, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez finds himself in a unification title fight.

This time, Rodriguez will be pitted against fellow undefeated 115-pound champion Fernando “Puma” Martinez. The fight will take place on "The Ring IV: Night of the Champions,” on Saturday at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, live on DAZN PPV. Rodriguez enters the clash with The Ring, WBC and WBO 115-pound titles, while Puma has the WBA crown.

Rodriguez's unification bout against Puma (18-0, 9 KOs) is one of four title fights on the card that’s headlined by David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde for the former's WBC light-heavyweight title. Brian Norman Jr. vs Devin Haney for Norman's WBO welterweight title and Abdullah Mason vs Sam Noakes for the vacant WBO lightweight title round out the stacked PPV.

“I wasn’t nowhere near as excited as I am for this card,” Rodriguez said on a previous episode of 'Inside The Ring'. “I think that just goes to show how big this card [is], how big the card is gonna be. So, just to be part of something like this, it’s a blessing.”

Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs), who is ranked No. 6 pound-for-pound by The Ring, is coming off one of his best performances, a 10th-round stoppage of the previously undefeated Phumelela Cafu to win the WBO title. The San Antonio native was suffocating with his constant pressure and eventually broke down a spirited Cafu (11-1-3, 8 KOs) before his corner stopped the fight.

Rodriguez, 25, has stopped his last four opponents, including a seventh-round knockout of Juan Francisco Estrada in June 2024.

Last fight: Defeated Phumelela Cafu by 10th-round stoppage in Frisco, Texas, on July 19.

Odds: Rodriguez is a significant favorite at -1000 odds on DraftKings. Rodriguez is the biggest favorite on the card.

How does Rodriguez win? There isn’t much that Rodriguez can’t do inside the squared circle. The dynamic southpaw’s ability to use angles and pressure to press his opponents and counter them makes him one of boxing’s most entertaining fighters to watch.

Rodriguez won’t have to look far to find Puma. Puma prefers to pressure and force the action, but that could play right into Rodriguez's hands.

While he likely won’t be able to pressure Puma the same way he was able to against Cafu, Rodriguez would be wise to stand his ground and try to keep Martinez from pushing him backwards. By standing his ground or pressuring Puma, it’ll be easier for Rodriguez to use his angles to create openings for his straight left hand, right hook and left uppercut to the body.

Puma’s best chance likely comes in a fight where he’s able to turn it into a brawl on the inside. While also being the harder puncher, Rodriguez also has a two-inch height advantage and a three-inch reach advantage, which can help him pick Puma off from range.

If Rodriguez can stand his ground or pressure Puma while using his angles and keeping him at the end of his punches, he'll likely leave Riyadh victorious.

What does it mean if Rodriguez wins? If he can win impressively against an undefeated and former unified champion in Puma, Rodriguez would take another step toward breaking the top five pound-for-pound. It also puts him one win away from becoming the undisputed 115-pound champion.

Regardless of how Willibaldo Garcia vs Kenshiro Teraji for Garcia’s IBF title plays out on "Ring V: The Night of the Samurai” on Dec. 27, Rodriguez would be the favorite against the winner. And if Rodriguez can nab all four belts, he’ll move one step closer to being in the conversation of who is No. 1 pound-for-pound.

What they’re saying: “Humbly enough, I’m able to say I feel like I’m placed correctly on the pound-for-pound list. But come November 22nd, if I’m able to go out there and perform how I have been against a fighter like Martinez, that’s definitely gonna put me up there with the Usyks, Crawfords and ‘The Monster’ [Inoue].”

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