Jesse “Bam†RodrÃguez vs Phumelela “Truth†Cafu – behind the scenes, backstage and ringside. This is Fight Night – Matchroom Boxing’s fly on the wall replay of boxing’s biggest fights.
The cameras are backstage, the cornermen are mic’d up – relive the WBC and WBO World Super Flyweight unification fight from July 19, Texas, now.
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Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez faces Fernando Martinez on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, at ANB Arena, Riyadh, for the Ring, WBC, IBF and WBA super-flyweight titles.
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Undefeated 115-pound world champion Fernando “Puma†Martinez (16-0, 9 KOs) delivered a dominating performance to defend his IBF title by 11th-round TKO over the previously unbeaten Jade Bornea (18-1, 12 KOs).
“I said before the fight that the tougher, stronger fighter was going to win and that was me,†said Martinez.
Martinez, who is promoted by fellow Argentine and former two-division champion Marcos Maidana, used an aggressive, blitzing style to batter the Filipino challenger on his way to his second successful world title defense. A steady diet of hooks caused a large welt to form on Bornea’s left cheek early in the fight, with the accumulation of punches eventually causing Bornea to bleed badly from his right ear.
“I definitely saw the injury in the ear,†said Martinez. “The inflammation was like nothing I’ve ever seen before. I hit him with a left and it popped, exploded. I even told the referee to be cautious, I think he’s really hurt. That’s when I just kept going at the ear and trying to finish this fight.â€
“The first seven rounds were pretty even, but then I had the injury to my ear,†said Bornea. “It’s unfortunate, but it happens. I tried to keep fighting to the end.â€
Bornea had some success in out-landing Martinez in jabs (33-13) and body shots (42-22). . However, Martinez dominated in power punches landed (124-84), including landing 20 power shots in each of the crucial ninth and 10th rounds.
Martinez began to pull away in rounds nine and 10, connecting even more regularly with his power shots, as Bornea offered little return fire despite showing his heart by hanging tough. Early in round 11, Martinez continued to tee off on Bornea and forced referee Charlie Fitch to call the fight 29 seconds into the round.
“It’s time, I’m ready to face the other world champions,†said Martinez. “We had it evident that we’re better than the number one contender. Now it’s time to get the truly big fights and show that I belong at the top.â€
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Adames vs. Williams will see hard-hitting Interim WBC Middleweight Champion Carlos Adames battle former unified champion Julian “J-Rock†Williams in the 12-round main event of action live on SHOWTIME® Saturday, June 24 from The Armory in Minneapolis in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features top super welterweight contenders Erickson “Hammer†Lubin and Luis “Cuba†Arias squaring off in the 10-round co-main event. Super flyweight world champion Fernando “Pumita†Martinez will put his IBF title on the line against unbeaten Filipino contender Jade Bornea in the telecast opener.
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Adames vs. Williams will see hard-hitting Interim WBC Middleweight Champion Carlos Adames battle former unified champion Julian “J-Rock†Williams in the 12-round main event of action live on SHOWTIME® Saturday, June 24 from The Armory in Minneapolis in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features top super welterweight contenders Erickson “Hammer†Lubin and Luis “Cuba†Arias squaring off in the 10-round co-main event. Super flyweight world champion Fernando “Pumita†Martinez will put his IBF title on the line against unbeaten Filipino contender Jade Bornea in the telecast opener.
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Fernando Martinez’s father had one last wish before he passed away in 2016; for his son to become a world champion. Six years later on October 8, 2022, Fernando Martinez fulfilled his father’s wishes by becoming the new IBF Bantamweight Champion when he defeated Jerwin Ancajas by UD.
Martinez went to defend his title in an immediate rematch, defeating Ancajas again by UD.
Martinez returns to the ring on Saturday, June 24, to face Jade Bornea in a Super flyweight world champion showdown on @SHOSports.
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With his promoter, the former two-division champion Marcos Maidana urging him on from ringside, Argentina’s Fernando Martinez punished Jerwin Ancajas over 12 rounds to wrest away his IBF junior bantamweight title via a unanimous decision in a star-making performance in the SHOWTIME telecast opener.
After exchanging hugs, handshakes and pleasantries during the final press conference on Thursday, Martinez (14-0, 8 KOs)and Ancajas (33-2-2, 22 KOs) dispensed with the niceness and engaged in an action-packed thriller.
But it was Martinez, a fan of Mike Tyson growing up, who delivered the heaviest blows, squaring up to Ancajas and winging lefts and rights to win by scores of 117-11, 118-110 and 118-110.
Martinez, whose father died while he was in the amateurs and helped introduce him to boxing, fought back tears as he expressed what the win meant to him.
“This moment is so special to me,†said Martinez. “It hurts so much that my father’s not here for this great moment in my life, but I know that he oversaw this. I’m so happy for my corner and for the people who supported me over the years. I want to thank SHOWTIME for their support. I want to thank Jerwin for giving me this opportunity. I am so thankful for this.â€
Martinez landed 421 power shots , a new division record and 427 total punches, forcing Ancajas to be taken to the hospital as a precaution following the match.
“I am so thankful for team Martinez to give me this opportunity to make this fight,†Ancajas said. “Yes, I want the rematch and I’ll do everything to achieve my goal. I learned a lot in this fight and he’s a great challenger.â€
The two continuously walked through hellacious punches throughout the action. But it was Martinez who hurt Ancajas more than the champion and in between the ninth and tenth rounds, Ancajas’ corner was asking him if he was okay to continue. Ancajas responded by buckling Martinez in the 10th round with a right hand, and he buzzed Martinez again with a straight left only for Martinez to fire back with roundhouse punches of his own in a snapshot of the non-stop action that took place.
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