Martin vs Rivera

Who won Martin vs Rivera?

Frank Martin beat Michel Rivera by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 17th, 2022, at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 117-110, 118-109 in favor of winner Frank Martin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Jose Uzcategui was defeated by Vladimir Shishkin for the IBF World Super Middleweight championship, Vincent Astrolabio beat Nikolay Potapov for the IBF World Bantamweight belt, Elijah Garcia defeated Cruse Stewart, and Kenneth Sims Jr was victorious over Rock Dodler Myrthil.

Martin vs Rivera stats

Back in December 2022, Michel Rivera stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Frank Martin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws.

Michel Rivera was the younger man by 3 years, at 24 years old.

Rivera had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Michel Rivera fought out of the orthodox stance, while Frank Martin was a southpaw.

Rivera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Martin's 102.

Michel Rivera went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at lightweight.

Frank Martin was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

Martin vs Rivera form

Rivera had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jerry Perez on October 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Joseph Adorno on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minnesota.

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

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

He had won against Anthony Mercado Raices on February 27, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round at Shrine Exposition Center, California.

Activity check

Rivera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Martin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Martin vs Rivera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Martin vs Rivera?

Martin vs Rivera was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Martin vs Rivera?

Michel Rivera was a 163/100 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Frank Martin made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.