Jesse Rodriguez Stops Sunny Edwards in 9th to Unify WBO, IBF Flyweight World Titles – News18

American Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez stopped Sunny Edwards in the ninth spherical on Saturday to add the beforehand unbeaten Briton’s International Boxing Federation flyweight world title to his personal World Boxing Organization crown.

Rodriguez battered Edwards all through the battle on the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, lastly connecting with an enormous left to the chin that noticed the Briton pitch ahead to his knees, his face on the canvas.

He straightened up, however because the referee administered the depend Edwards’ nook signaled him to name a halt moments earlier than the bell to finish spherical 9.

“I had a lot of motivation going into this fight knowing I have a daughter on the way, I’m just so happy right now,” mentioned Rodriguez, who improved to 19-0 with 12 knockouts.

“I’m just satisfied that I got the win, period,” he mentioned.

“That was my main goal. But during camp I knew I had what it took to knock him out or stop him and that’s what I did, so (that) just made the win that much better.”

Edwards, who fell to 20-1 with 4 wins inside the gap, had cuts round each eyes by the point the motion-packed bout was halted.

The reduce over his left eye, he mentioned, made it onerous to get away from Rodriguez’s lead hand.

“I think it was a great fight, but, yeah, the better man won today,” mentioned Edwards, who had made 4 profitable defenses of the IBF title he received with a choice over South Africa’s Moruti Mthalane in 2021.

Rodriguez had claimed the vacant WBO title in April with a choice over Cristian Gonzalez Hernandez.

He had moved down in weight after claiming the World Boxing Council tremendous flyweight world title with a victory over Carlos Cuadros in February of 2022, a title he defended twice.

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