Magdaleno vs Rivera

Who won Magdaleno vs Rivera?

Jessie Magdaleno beat Rafael Rivera by technical decision in their 9 round contest on Saturday, August 17th, 2019, at Banc of California Stadium, California.

The scorecards were announced as 89-81, 89-81, 88-82 in favor of winner Jessie Magdaleno.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Magdaleno vs Rivera division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Francisco De Vaca for the WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Chris Van Heerden defeated Aslanbek Kozaev.

Magdaleno vs Rivera stats

Back in August 2019, Jessie Magdaleno stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rafael Rivera made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Magdaleno had a slight advantage in power over Rivera, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Rivera's 67%.

Jessie Magdaleno was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Jessie Magdaleno fought out of the southpaw stance, while Rafael Rivera was an orthodox fighter.

Magdaleno was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 170 compared to Rivera's 136.

Jessie Magdaleno went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO at magdaleno vs rivera.

Magdaleno vs Rivera form

Magdaleno had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rico Ramos on March 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Isaac Dogboe on April 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Adeilson Dos Santos on April 22, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Nonito Donaire on November 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

He had won against Rey Perez on February 20, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at Celebrity Theater, Phoenix.

Activity check

Magdaleno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Rivera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Magdaleno vs Rivera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Magdaleno vs Rivera?

Magdaleno vs Rivera was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Magdaleno vs Rivera?

Jessie Magdaleno was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Rafael Rivera made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.