Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is now a two-division world champion as he claimed the vacant WBO flyweight crown with a twelve-round unanimous decision over Cristian Gonzalez. The bout was competitive and Bam took a bit more damage than expected but came away with the end goal of being a world champion.

Main Event: 12 Round WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator Shakur Stevenson: 134.4 lbs Shuichiro Yoshino: 135.0 lbs Co-Feature: 10 Round Heavyweight Bout Jared Anderson: 247.4 lbs George Arias: 236.6 lbs ESPN Opener: 10 Round Lightweight Bout Keyshawn Davis: 134.2 lbs Anthony Yigit: 134.8 lbs ESPN+ Undercard Results 8 Round Heavyweight Bout

Photos via Mikey Williams, Top Rank Boxing Today was the official press conference for this weekend’s Top Rank Boxing show that will take place Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Shakur Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) is headlining in his hometown as he makes his lightweight debut.

In the main event on Wednesday April 5, in Mexico City, heavy-handed Carlos Sanchez will attempt to take the “0” away from undefeated Alexander Duran in a ten-round junior lightweight bout. The six-round co-feature is a battle for Mexico City bragging rights between hometown bantamweights Brandon Reyes and Abraham Arreola.

Want more columns like this subscribe to my newsletter here. Shakur is Now A Lightweight The best fight of the week or most notable one will see two-division world champion, Shakur Stevenson taking on Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino, with the WBC lightweight #1 contender spot on the line. Stevenson is trending

The biggest fight of the month turned out to be the best fight of the month. Opposites in terms of their approach to life and boxing. The duality of the two made for the interesting nature of the bout. Benavidez is someone who is not as comfortable using his words

Though this caused a lot of internal debate, the decision was made. Many people doubted Tszyu before his fight with Tony Harrison, and now sing his praises after. Tim Tszyu, the son of Kosta Tszyu, was met with a lot of doubt, as a lot of second-generation fighters tend to

His legend precedes him, Dinamita. A hero in his homeland and across the sport worldwide, it has been nine years since Juan Manuel Márquez last stepped inside the ring to face the best of the best during his 20-year career.  Life has certainly changed considerably for the former four-weight world