Martin vs Rivera

Who won Martin vs Rivera?

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

The scorecards were announced as 107-120, 110-117, 109-118 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 loses 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 25 years old.

Rivera had 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 70 more professional rounds, 164 to Martin's 94.

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 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Anthony Mercado Raices on 27th February 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.