Rivera vs Roldan

Who won Rivera vs Roldan?

Michel Rivera beat Hugo Alberto Roldan by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit.

The scorecards were announced as 98-90, 95-94, 98-91 in favor of winner Michel Rivera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vanessa Lepage Joanisse losing to Claressa Shields. Also on the undercard Shohjahon Ergashev lost to Julian Smith, and Ernesto Mercado defeated Hector Edgardo Sarmiento.

Rivera vs Roldan stats

Back in July 2024, Michel Rivera stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Hugo Alberto Roldan made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Michel Rivera was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Both Michel Rivera and Hugo Alberto Roldan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rivera was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Roldan, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 21 fewer professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Roldan's 195.

Michel Rivera went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Rivera vs Roldan form

Michel Rivera had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Sergey Lipinets on November 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Frank Martin on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jerry Perez on October 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Before that, he had won against Joseph Adorno on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minnesota.

He had beaten Jose Matias Romero on October 30, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Activity check

Rivera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Roldan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Rivera vs Roldan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:40 PM EST / 6:40 PM PST at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit, United States, which was around 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rivera vs Roldan?

Rivera vs Roldan was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Rivera vs Roldan?

Michel Rivera was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Hugo Alberto Roldan made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.