Jesse Rodriguez became a three-division world champion on Saturday when he halted Antonio Vargas inside six rounds, but a further move up to face pound-for-pound rival Naoya Inoue may be stalled.

Following Inoue’s latest defence of the undisputed super-bantamweight world titles against Junto Nakatani last month, Rodriguez has been the name that he has been linked to with many reports suggesting it is in the works to take place next.

‘Bam’ vacated his unified super-flyweight world titles and, at the weekend, made his bantamweight debut, claiming Vargas’ WBA title via sixth-round knockout. Despite the statement win, many feel that the move up in size was noticeable and took its toll.

Speaking on the DAZN broadcast, his trainer Robert Garcia confirmed that he wants Rodriguez to ‘pace himself’ and have one more fight at bantamweight before moving up to 122lbs and challenging for Inoue’s throne.

“After the fight, he did tell me, ‘Listen, I did feel the strength’, he is a bigger guy so why would we go straight into another division which is going to make a big difference. We have got to pace ourselves.”

“I have no doubt that he is going to go out there and perform against Inoue and that he is going to beat Inoue. But, I need that one more fight before that.”

When discussing possible bantamweight opponents, Garcia then picked WBO champion Christian Medina over WBC ruler and brother of ‘The Monster’, Takuma Inoue.

“Me personally, I would prefer Medina because he is a very strong fighter and he is going to give us a test.”

Whilst Rodriguez is eyeing up unifications, he has also been ordered to take on WBA ‘champion-in-recess’, Seiya Tsutsumi, and will be stripped of the WBA title if he fails to face him within six months of Saturday’s win.

A huge return of a former United States Champion happened much earlier than expected, and the star made a career-changing offer to Je’Von Evans. This, however, was rejected.

This week on RAW, Je’Von Evans was out and wanted to make his next moves. He was immediately cut off by Logan Paul, who recently underwent surgery to fix an issue with his triceps. However, he shockingly returned on the June 15 episode of RAW, wearing a brace, of course. His arm was completely covered, and he asked fans and Je’Von if they were surprised at his return. Nobody seemed particularly happy about it, although it was quite surprising because nobody expected to see him until the latter part of this year. But that doesn’t mean that he can’t appear anyway – it simply means he can’t compete.

Logan Paul and Austin Theory entered the ring and offered Je’Von Evans a spot in The Vision. When Evans thoroughly rejected them, they both told him that it wasn’t a request, it was a mandate. Evans still rejected this, leading to a match against Austin Theory.

There was no doubt that joining The Vision would have been a career-changing move for the young OG. However, he could also argue that he doesn’t need The Vision to alter the course of his career. Evans is one of WWE‘s hottest young prospects and is still in his early 20s. It’s not often you see superstars this young getting a shot on the main roster.

The Vision might end up having more success with female superstar Maxxine Dupri. For a few weeks now, Dupri has been engaged in and invested in conversations with Austin Theory backstage, and all signs point to her potentially leaving The Alpha Academy to join The Vision. Evans paid the price during his match against Theory.