Lipinets vs Rivera

Who won Lipinets vs Rivera?

Michel Rivera beat Sergey Lipinets by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 25th, 2023, at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 97-93 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 David Benavidez beating Demetrius Andrade for the WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Subriel Matias beat Shohjahon Ergashev for the IBF World Junior Welterweight belt, Jermall Charlo defeated Jose Benavidez, Hector Luis Garcia was defeated by Lamont Roach for the WBA World Super Featherweight championship, Pablo Vicente lost to Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov, and Vito Mielnicki Jr defeated Alexis Salazar.

Lipinets vs Rivera stats

Back in November 2023, Sergey Lipinets stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Michel Rivera made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Sergey Lipinets was the older man by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Rivera had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lipinets. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Sergey Lipinets and Michel Rivera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lipinets was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Rivera's 174.

Sergey Lipinets went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Lipinets vs Rivera form

Sergey Lipinets had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Omar Figueroa Jr on August 20, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis on April 10, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Custio Clayton on October 24, 2020, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had beaten Jayar Inson on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against Lamont Peterson on March 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Rivera had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Frank Martin on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Joseph Adorno on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had won against Jose Matias Romero on October 30, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

He had defeated Jon Fernandez on July 3, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michel Rivera had been fighting more than Sergey Lipinets.

Going into this contest, Sergey Lipinets had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 5 days ago, while Michel Rivera's last outing had been 11 months and 8 days ago.

Lipinets' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Rivera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Lipinets vs Rivera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 12:30 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lipinets vs Rivera?

Sergey Lipinets was a 20/21 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Michel Rivera made his way into the ring at 20/21 (-110) with oddsmakers.