Adding the WBA bantamweight strap to an ever-growing collection of world titles and accolades, the 26-year-old kickstarted his 2026 campaign with a spiteful showing against another championship fighter.

Plenty of talk in the build-up concerned a potential mega fight with Naoya Inoue (33-0, 27 KOs), The Ring's No. 1 pound-for-pound star, though the Japanese icon has been operating at junior featherweight for three years.

His legacy-enhancing points win over fellow pound-for-pound boxer and compatriot Junto Nakatani last month saw "The Monster" reel off another successful title defense in his ninth appearance at 122 pounds, while Rodriguez has continued closing the gap and openly stressed a desire to face the world's best challenges.

While trainer Robert Garcia has suggested this week he'll benefit from one more outing at bantamweight before moving up again, what do you think he should do? Unify 118-pound world titles against WBO beltholder Christian Medina (27-4, 19 KOs) or Inoue's younger brother in WBC titlist Takuma (22-2, 5 KOs), or head straight for history?

Make your pick and sound off in the comments below!