Juarez vs Rivera

Who won Juarez vs Rivera?

Al Rivera beat Omar Juarez by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday 27th June 2021 at Minneapolis Armory in Minnesota.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 94-95, 93-95 in favor of winner Al 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 David Morrell beating Mario Abel Cazares for the WBA World Super Middleweight championship. Also, on the undercard Efetobor Apochi lost to Brandon Glanton.

Juarez vs Rivera stats

Back in June 2021, Omar Juarez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Al Rivera made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Rivera had a massive power advantage over Juarez, boosting at 86% knock out percentage over Juarez's 45%.

Omar Juarez was the younger man by 7 years, at 22 years old.

Omar Juarez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Al Rivera was a southpaw.

Juarez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 7 year and 1 month later than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 99 to Rivera's 122.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Al Rivera had been fighting more than Omar Juarez.

Going to this contest, Omar Juarez had last fought 2 months and 10 days ago, while Al Rivera's last outing had been 4 months and 28 days ago.

What time did Juarez vs Rivera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Juarez vs Rivera?

Juarez vs Rivera was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Juarez vs Rivera?

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