Rivera vs Adorno

Who won Rivera vs Adorno?

Michel Rivera beat Joseph Adorno by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 26th, 2022, at The Armory, Minneapolis.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 97-93 in favor of winner Michel Rivera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tim Tszyu beating Terrell Gausha. Also on the undercard Elvis Rodriguez beat Juan Jose Velasco.

Rivera vs Adorno stats

Back in March 2022, Michel Rivera stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joseph Adorno made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 2 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Adorno had a large advantage in power over Rivera, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Rivera's 64%.

Michel Rivera was the older man by 1 year, at 24 years old.

Rivera had a height advantage of 2 inches over Adorno. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Michel Rivera and Joseph Adorno fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rivera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 months earlier than Adorno, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 68 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Adorno's 106.

Michel Rivera went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at lightweight.

Rivera vs Adorno form

Rivera had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jose Matias Romero on October 30, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jon Fernandez on July 3, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Mercado Raices on February 27, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round at Shrine Exposition Center, California.

Before that, he had beaten Ladarius Miller on October 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Alamodome, Texas.

He had defeated Fidel Maldonado Jr on February 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.

Activity check

Rivera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Rivera vs Adorno start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at The Armory, Minneapolis, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rivera vs Adorno?

Rivera vs Adorno was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Rivera vs Adorno?

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