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Jesse Rodriguez vacated the WBC super-flyweight rubric helium won past twelvemonth to determination down a weightJesse 'Bam' Rodriguez said Britain's Sunny Edwards was "the lone option" for his adjacent combat aft claiming the vacant WBO satellite flyweight title.
Rodriguez overcame a breached jaw to triumph a unanimous determination implicit Mexico's Cristian Gonzalez successful San Antonio, Texas, to go a two-weight satellite champion astatine the property of 23.
After a ascendant performance, judges scored the combat 118-110, 117-111, 116-112 for the American, who aboriginal revealed his jaw was breached successful the sixth round.
Rodriguez had vacated his WBC super-flyweight rubric to determination down a division.
And erstwhile asked what came next, helium called retired chap Matchroom combatant and IBF flyweight champion Edwards.
"Sunny Edwards, that's the lone option. I deliberation he's been talking truthful let's marque it happen," helium said.
Undefeated Edwards, 27, had himself called retired Rodriguez aft retaining his rubric with a unanimous points triumph implicit Felix Alvarado successful November.
Rodriguez is besides unbeaten aft 18 fights, winning 11 by knockout.
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