Jesse Rodriguez Says He Wants to Fight Inoue in Japan

WBC super flyweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs) has expressed interest in a potential showdown in Japan against the undisputed super bantamweight king Naoya Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs).

“Yeah, I’d like to have that fight in Japan. It would be a huge opportunity. I’ve got a lot of fans over there, so it’d be a big event,” said Rodriguez.

Rodriguez is scheduled to return on July 19, when he faces WBO champion Phumelele Cafu in a unification bout.

On May 4, Naoya Inoue scored a technical knockout in Round 8 over Ramon Cardenas.