Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez headlined a packed night of boxing in Glendale, Arizona, as he challenged Antonio Vargas for the WBA bantamweight title in a bout that offered Rodriguez the chance to become a world champion in a third weight class. The card also featured title fights for Arturo Cardenas and Elif Nur Turhan, along with several unbeaten prospects looking to continue their rise.
In the main event, Jesse Rodriguez delivered another statement performance, knocking out Antonio Vargas in the sixth round to capture the WBA bantamweight title and become a three-division world champion. Rodriguez gradually took control before ending matters at 1:15 of round six, improving to 24-0 with 17 knockouts.
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The co-feature saw Arturo Cardenas retain his WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight title with a unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten Jordan Martinez. Cardenas remained in control throughout the contest, earning scores of 100-90, 98-92, and 97-93.
At lightweight, Elif Nur Turhan successfully defended her IBF title against unbeaten challenger Gabriela Tellez. Turhan won a competitive contest by identical scores of 96-94 on all three cards to improve her record to 14-0.
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Earlier on the main card, Elias Montoya Terraza scored one of the night's quickest finishes, knocking out Adrian Rodriguez in the second round to remain unbeaten.
The undercard featured several stoppage victories. Trini Ochoa knocked out Cristian Perez Hernandez in the second round, Hector Beltran stopped Shaquile Felicia in round two, while unbeaten prospects Xechal Xavier Esquivel and Ronny Alvarez also recorded knockout victories to continue their undefeated runs.
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