A big flyweight unification battle takes place in Arizona tonight between Jesse Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards.
Edwards puts his undefeated record on the line on Saturday night and mounts the fifth defence of the IBF gold he has held in the 112lbs division since beating Moruti Mthalane in April 2021, having outpointed all of Jayson Mama, Muhammad Waseem and Felix Alvarado before doing likewise against Chilean Andres Campos at Wembley Arena on his last appearance in June.
'Showtime' also has the chance to become a unified title-holder on Saturday night, with the similarly unbeaten Rodriguez having become a two-weight world champion aged just 23 by comfortably outpointing Cristian Gonzalez on home soil in San Antonio in April despite fracturing his jaw mid-fight.
He had previously reigned as the WBC super-flyweight champion before vacating that belt in order to move back down to the division below.
A heated unification battle involving two of the world's premier flyweights, between whom there is little love lost, could well be a Fight of the Year contender that has long since whetted the appetites of boxing fans on both sides of the Atlantic.
Rodriguez vs Edwards date, start time, venue and ring walks
Rodriguez vs Edwards takes place tonight, Saturday December 16, 2023 at the Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States.
It will be a familiar late-night affair for UK fight fans, with the seven-hour time difference meaning that main event ring walks won't be expected until 3:55am GMT on Sunday morning.
The main undercard is due to commence at 1am GMT, meanwhile.
Rodriguez vs Edwards fight card/undercard in full
Former unified super-bantamweight world champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev is on the undercard, battling in an eliminator for the WBA belt.
2020 Olympic gold medalist Galal Yafai defends his WBC International flyweight title, while fellow Briton Peter McGrail competes for the WBA Continental super-bantamweight belt.
Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez vs Sunny Edwards
Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs Kevin Gonzalez
Galal Yafai vs Rocco Santomauro
Peter McGrail vs Ja'Rico O'Quinn
Arturo Popoca vs Carlos Mujica
Junaid Boston vs Gordie Russ II
Joe McGrail vs Edgar Ortiz Jr
How to watch Rodriguez vs Edwards
TV channel: In the UK, Rodriguez vs Edwards is being broadcast live via DAZN.
A subscription to DAZN in the UK starts at £9.99 per month, and can also be watched on TV via channel 429 on Sky.
Live stream: DAZN subscribers can also watch the event live online via the website or app.
Rodriguez vs Edwards prediction
Rodriguez to win a thrilling contest via late stoppage.
Rodriguez vs Edwards weigh-in results
Both men hit the scales at exactly 111.6lbs on Friday evening.
Rodriguez vs Edwards betting odds
Rodriguez to win: 8/15
Draw: 20/1
Edwards to win: 2/1
