Bam Rodriguez vacates super flyweight titles, sets sights on Vargas and bantamweight gold

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is moving up to bantamweight after vacating all three of his 115-pound titles, with belts from the WBC and WBO no longer recognizing him at super flyweight. The 23-0 Mexican-American challenger meets Antonio Vargas for the WBA bantamweight title in a 12-round title bout at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, broadcast by DAZN. Rodriguez’s decision aligns with a deliberate, legacy-focused plan as he seeks a third title in a new weight class, potentially adding the WBA belt to his WBC and WBO flyweight accolades, while Vargas defends his status as a world champion with Olympic pedigree.