Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez stops Antonio Vargas, improves to 24-0 - ESPN

Jesse «Bam» Rodriguez violently stopped Antonio Vargas with a sixth-round knockout to become a world champion in a third weight class at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Rodriguez dropped Vargas in round four before finishing the job with a straight left hand in Round six to claim the WBA bantamweight title.

And with yet another impressive showing under his belt, the world will wait to see if a superfight between «Bam» and Naoya Inoue will materialize next.

«I'm ready for whoever, whenever,» Rodriguez (24-0, 17 KOs) said after collecting his sixth consecutive stoppage. «Put them in front of me and I'm going to say yes.»

Earlier in the week, Rodriguez's trainer, Robert Garcia, had suggested to ESPN that «Bam» may take another fight at 118 pounds before moving up to bantamweight to challenge Inoue. However, Eddie Hearn stated that it may be difficult to wait if Rodriguez performed well against Vargas.

And he didn't just perform well; he excelled and dominated another world champion.

Rodriguez, 26, carried the power up another weight class in his bantamweight debut as he opted to stand and trade with Vargas. Rodriguez ate some punches from Vargas (19-2-1) but was never in any sort of trouble against a naturally bigger opponent.

Instead, Rodriguez's punch variety and ability to cut angles eventually mowed Vargas down and set up the finish. Vargas, who had been knocked down in two of his last three outings, was put down hard in Round 4 by a short overhand left from Rodriguez. He attempted to battle his way back into the fight, but «Bam» was too sharp and eventually connected on the fight ending punch at the end of a beautiful four-punch combination.

«He was tougher than I thought,» Rodriguez said. «He had good