Francisco Rodríguez Jr.
Jose Francisco Rodriguez Tamayo is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former unified minimumweight world champion, having held the WBO and then concurrently the IBF title in 2014.
Professional career
Rodriguez made his professional debut on August 2, 2010, at the age of 17. In just his 12th professional fight, he challenged and lost to two division champion, Roman Gonzalez, in a non-title fight at the Flyweight limit. Gonzalez was in control through seven rounds when the referee abruptly stopped the fight despite Rodriguez not appearing badly hurt and still firing back.After scoring two consecutive victories, Rodriguez returned to the Minimumweight division to challenge WBO champion Merlito Sabillo on March 22, 2014. He dropped the champion twice en route to a tenth-round TKO to claim his first world title.
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 38 | Win | 33–4–1 |  Jose Maria Cardenas | KO | 6 | 30 Nov 2019 | Palenque de la Feria, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Latino super flyweight title |
| 37 | Win | 32–4–1 |  William Riera | TKO | 3, 0:20 | 26 Oct 2019 | Plaza de Toros, Cancún, Mexico | |
| 36 | Win | 31–4–1 | David Barreto | 2, 3:00 | 1 Jun 2019 | Gimnasio Municipal del Pueblo Mágico, Linares, Mexico | Retained WBC Latino Silver super flyweight title | |
| 35 | Win | 30–4–1 | Oswaldo Novoa | UD | 10 | 6 Apr 2019 | Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico | Retained WBC Latino Silver super flyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 29–4–1 | Hernán Márquez | KO | 3, 1:20 | 20 Oct 2018 | Centro de Convenciones, Cozumel, Mexico | Retained WBC Latino Silver super flyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 28–4–1 |  Yohei Tobe | KO | 2, 2:33 | 9 Jun 2018 | Gimnasio Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico | Retained WBC Latino Silver super flyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 27–4–1 |  Pablo Carrillo | TKO | 4, 1:54 | 24 Mar 2018 | Lienzo Charro, Saltillo, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Latino Silver super flyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 26–4–1 | Ronald Ramos | TKO | 6, 2:45 | 16 Dec 2017 | Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico | |
| 30 | Win | 25–4–1 |  Elias Joaquino | KO | 7, 2:35 | 12 Aug 2017 | Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 24–4–1 |  Hector Rolando Gusman | KO | 3, 1:35 | 3 Jun 2017 | Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico | |
| 28 | Win | 23–4–1 | Hajime Nagai | TD | 5, 1:22 | 4 Feb 2017 | Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico | Unanimous TD after Nagai sustained swelling from an accidental elbow |
| 27 | Win | 22–4–1 | Crison Omayao | TKO | 5, 1:21 | 29 Oct 2016 | Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gomez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 21–4–1 | Johnny Michel Garcia | TKO | 5, 2:44 | 23 Jul 2016 | Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 20–4–1 | Ramón García Hirales | UD | 10 | 20 Feb 2016 | Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 24 | Loss | 19–4–1 | Moisés Fuentes | SD | 12 | 5 Dec 2015 | Gimnasio Municipal Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tecate, Mexico | |
| 23 | Loss | 19–3–1 | Donnie Nietes | UD | 12 | 11 Jul 2015 | Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines | For WBO and The Ring junior flyweight titles |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Jomar Fajardo | UD | 10 | 31 Jan 2015 | Palenque de la Feria, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico | |
| 21 | Draw | 18–2–1 | Jomar Fajardo | 10 | 15 Nov 2014 | Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines | ||
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Katsunari Takayama | UD | 12 | 9 Aug 2014 | Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Mexico | Retained WBO minimumweight title; Won IBF minimumweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Merlito Sabillo | TKO | 10, 1:00 | 22 Mar 2014 | Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Mexico | Won WBO minimumweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Ernesto Guerrero | 5, 2:11 | 18 Jan 2014 | Gimnasio del Estado, Hermosillo, Mexico | Unanimous TD after Guerrero was cut | |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Moises Calleros | UD | 12 | 15 Nov 2013 | Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 16 | Loss | 14–2 |  Román González | TKO | 7, 1:10 | 21 Sep 2013 | Crowne Plaza, Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Victor Ruiz | TKO | 5, 2:08 | 13 Jul 2013 | Forum Tecate, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Ivan Rodriguez | TKO | 5, 2:16 | 19 Apr 2013 | Arena Solidaridad, Monterrey, Mexico | Won vacant NABF light flyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Manuel Vargas | TKO | 3, 0:44 | 26 Jan 2013 | Auditorio del Bicentenario, Morelia, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Eduardo Hernandez | TKO | 5, 1:00 | 14 Dec 2012 | Arena Solidaridad, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Francisco Perez | 8 | 8 Sep 2012 | Deportivo del Sindicato del Metro, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Jorge Guerrero | TKO | 4, 2:27 | 21 Jul 2012 | Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Salvador Arias | 6 | 18 May 2012 | Arena TKT Box Tour, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Sergio Nunez | 4 | 3 Mar 2012 | Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Luis Gonzalez | TKO | 1, 2:24 | 17 Dec 2011 | Palenque de la Feria, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Artemio Garcia | TKO | 1, 1:48 | 15 Sep 2011 | Auditorio Ernesto Rufo, Rosarito, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Arturo Castro | TKO | 2 | 6 Aug 2011 | Cortijo San Felipe, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Gerardo Garay | KO | 2 | 18 Mar 2011 | Arena Solidaridad, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Mike Gueska | KO | 1 | 4 Mar 2011 | Music Hall, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Reynaldo Avila | 2 | 7 Oct 2010 | Estadio de Béisbol, Monterrey, Mexico | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Erick Ventura | 1 | 2 Oct 2010 | Estadio de Béisbol, Monterrey, Mexico |