Mendez vs Rivera

Who won Mendez vs Rivera?

Wilfredo Mendez beat Janiel Rivera by split decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 24th May 2019 at Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez in Trujillo Alto.

The scorecards were announced as 99-89, 91-97, 100-88 in favor of winner Wilfredo Mendez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds .

Mendez vs Rivera stats

Back in May 2019, Wilfredo Mendez stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Janiel Rivera made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 loses and 3 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Rivera had advantage in power over Mendez, with a 61% knock out percentage over Mendez's 42%.

Wilfredo Mendez was the younger man by 5 years, at 23 years old.

Rivera had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mendez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Wilfredo Mendez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Janiel Rivera was an orthodox fighter.

Mendez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 year and 11 months later than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 160 to Rivera's 137.

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