Who won Coffie vs Rice?
Jonathan Rice beat Michael Polite Coffie by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, July 31st, 2021, at Prudential Center, New Jersey.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
Also on the undercard Andre Dirrell was victorious over Christopher Brooker, and Joseph Spencer beat James Martin.
Coffie vs Rice stats
Back in July 2021, Michael Polite Coffie stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jonathan Rice made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Coffie had a slight advantage in power over Rice, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Rice's 69%.
Michael Polite Coffie was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.
Coffie had a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Michael Polite Coffie and Jonathan Rice fought out of an orthodox stance.
Coffie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 8 months later than Rice, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 45 fewer professional rounds, totaling 62 compared to Rice's 107.
Michael Polite Coffie went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at heavyweight.
Coffie vs Rice form
Coffie had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Darmani Rock on January 30, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Shrine Exposition Center, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Joey Abell on November 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Microsoft Theater, California.
Going into that contest, he had won against Luis Eduardo Pena on August 8, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at Microsoft Theater, California.
Before that, he had beaten Carlos Sandoval on February 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.
He had defeated Grover Young on December 14, 2019, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at Zembo Shrine, Pennsylvania.
Jonathan Rice had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Efe Ajagba on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Demsey McKean on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Star, Gold Coast, Australia.
Going into that contest, he had won against Christian Mariscal on August 31, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Big Punch Arena, Baja California, Mexico.
Before that, he had defeated Christian Mariscal on August 31, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Big Punch Arena, Baja California.
He had beaten Misael Sanchez on July 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Big Punch Arena, Baja California.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Polite Coffie had been fighting more than Jonathan Rice.
Going into this contest, Michael Polite Coffie had last fought 6 months and 1 day ago, while Jonathan Rice's last outing had been 10 months and 12 days ago.
Coffie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
Rice's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.
What time did Coffie vs Rice start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Coffie vs Rice?
Coffie vs Rice was broadcast on FOX in the US.
What were the odds on Coffie vs Rice?
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