Bradley Jr vs Rios

Who won Bradley Jr vs Rios?

Timothy Bradley Jr beat Brandon Rios by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, November 7th, 2015, at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

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 contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.

Bradley Jr vs Rios stats

Back in November 2015, Timothy Bradley Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brandon Rios made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rios had a massive power advantage over Bradley Jr, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Bradley Jr's 38%.

Timothy Bradley Jr was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Rios had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bradley Jr. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Timothy Bradley Jr and Brandon Rios fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bradley Jr's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Rios', having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 28 days later than Rios, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, totaling 287 compared to Rios' 242.

Bradley Jr vs Rios form

Bradley Jr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jessie Vargas on June 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Diego Gabriel Chaves on December 13, 2014, by split draw in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on April 12, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Ruslan Provodnikov on March 16, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Home Depot Center, Carson.

He had beaten Joel Casamayor on November 12, 2011, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Rios had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mike Alvarado on January 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Diego Gabriel Chaves on August 2, 2014, by technical knockout in the 9th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on November 24, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Before that, he had been beaten by Mike Alvarado on March 30, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Richar Abril on April 14, 2012, by split decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brandon Rios had been fighting more than Timothy Bradley Jr.

Going into this contest, Timothy Bradley Jr had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Brandon Rios' last outing had been 9 months and 14 days ago.

Bradley Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Rios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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