After twelve rounds, the judges gave the victory to the 23-year-old athlete with a score of 116-112, 117-111 and 118-110. After the final gong, Rodriguez was taken to the hospital with a suspected broken jaw.
Also as part of the boxing evening in Texas Murodjon Akhmadaliyev (11-1, 8 KOs) lost by split decision Marlon Tapales (37-3, 19 KOs) and lost his IBF and WBA super bantamweight belts. After the final gong, the judges gave 118-110 to the Uzbek and twice 115-113 to the Filipino.