Barthelemy vs Rivera

Who won Barthelemy vs Rivera?

Rances Barthelemy beat Al Rivera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 30th, 2021, at Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 97-93 in favor of winner Rances Barthelemy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Caleb Plant beating Caleb Truax for the IBF World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Michael Polite Coffie beat Darmani Rock, and Joseph Spencer defeated Ravshan Hudaynazarov.

Barthelemy vs Rivera stats

Back in January 2021, Rances Barthelemy stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Al Rivera made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rivera had a massive power advantage over Barthelemy, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Barthelemy's 52%.

Rances Barthelemy was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Rances Barthelemy fought out of the orthodox stance, while Al Rivera was a southpaw.

Barthelemy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 92 more professional rounds, totaling 214 compared to Rivera's 122.

Barthelemy vs Rivera form

Rances Barthelemy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Robert Easter Jr on April 27, 2019, by split draw in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kiryl Relikh on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kiryl Relikh on May 20, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Before that, he had won against Mickey Bey on June 3, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He had beaten Denis Shafikov on December 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Barthelemy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Barthelemy vs Rivera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Barthelemy vs Rivera?

Barthelemy vs Rivera was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Barthelemy vs Rivera?

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