Considered one of boxing’s brightest young stars is officially on the open market, and the bidding war has already begun. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, the multi-division world champion who has dominated the lower weight classes with surgical precision, stays unsigned to any promotional company as competing offers flood in from boxing’s biggest power brokers.
Trainer and manager Robert Garcia confirmed to Fight Hub TV that Rodriguez strategically allowed his existing promotional contract to run out before exploring what the market had to supply. The move has triggered an aggressive courtship from multiple promoters, with Zuffa Boxing—UFC parent company’s foray into the sweet science, making what Garcia described as a “huge” offer for the San Antonio phenom’s services.
“We have not signed anything,” Garcia revealed. “Bam did tell me, ‘See what’s on the market.’ So I did my job and saw what’s on the market.”
The declaration places Rodriguez in rare air for fighters at his weight class, where promotional leverage is usually limited in comparison with the game’s marquee divisions. His championship credentials and up to date knockout victory over Julio Cesar “Puma” Martinez in a dominant Tenth-round stoppage have elevated his market value to unprecedented levels for an excellent flyweight titleholder.
Matchroom Boxing, which has guided Rodriguez through his ascension to three-belt champion status, is fighting to retain their prized asset. Garcia indicated that Eddie Hearn’s UK-based promotional outfit has “matched many of the things” in Zuffa’s aggressive proposal, with lawyers now reviewing the ultimate details of a possible retention deal.
“We should always have something by this week,” Garcia stated, suggesting Rodriguez’s promotional limbo could also be short-lived.
The strategic timing reflects Rodriguez’s growing business sophistication. Somewhat than accepting an automatic renewal, the 24-year-old instructed Garcia to check his value across the promotional landscape, creating competitive tension that typically only manifests at welterweight and above.
Garcia’s revelation that Zuffa has entered the bidding represents a big development. The UFC’s parent company venturing aggressively into boxing with Rodriguez as a possible flagship signing could reshape promotional dynamics in divisions historically neglected by mainstream American audiences .
Whichever promotional banner Rodriguez eventually signs with will gain not only a technically good champion but in addition considered one of boxing’s most marketable young talents, a fighter whose attacking style and knockout power transcend the same old business limitations of the lower weight classes.