Avanesyan vs Rio

Who won Avanesyan vs Rio?

David Avanesyan beat Jose Del Rio by knockout in the 1st round on Thursday, December 12th, 2019, at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sandor Martin's and Joe Hughes' clash.

Avanesyan vs Rio stats

Back in December 2019, David Avanesyan stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Del Rio made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Avanesyan had a large advantage in power over Rio, boasting a 52% knockout percentage compared to Rio's 24%.

David Avanesyan was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Rio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Avanesyan.

David Avanesyan fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jose Del Rio was a southpaw.

Avanesyan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year later than Rio, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 219 compared to Rio's 233.

David Avanesyan went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at welterweight.

Avanesyan vs Rio form

Avanesyan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Kerman Lejarraga on September 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kerman Lejarraga on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Egidijus Kavaliauskas on February 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Lamont Peterson on February 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Cintas Center, Cincinnati.

He had beaten Shane Mosley on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

Avanesyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Avanesyan vs Rio start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Avanesyan vs Rio?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Avanesyan vs Rio?

David Avanesyan was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Del Rio made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.