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Future Showdown: Inoue and Rodriguez Eye Epic Clash

5/16/2025

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Naoya Inoue and Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, both reigning pound-for-pound champions, are eyeing a future showdown despite being two weight classes apart. Inoue just defended his super bantamweight title, while Rodriguez gears up for a junior bantamweight unification. Inoue sees potential in a clash, saying, “I think he’ll be one of the candidates.”

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Naoya Inoue and Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, both reigning pound-for-pound champions, are eyeing a future showdown despite being two weight classes apart. Inoue just defended his super bantamweight title, while Rodriguez gears up for a junior bantamweight unification. Inoue sees potential in a clash, saying, “I think he’ll be one of the candidates.”