Who won Rice vs Coffie II?
Jonathan Rice beat Michael Polite Coffie by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 1st, 2022, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.
The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 99-91 in favor of winner Jonathan Rice.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Luis Ortiz beating Charles Martin for the IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Frank Sanchez defeated Christian Hammer, Frank Martin was victorious over Romero Duno, Geovany Bruzon lost to Lenier Pero, and Gerald Washington was overcome by Ali Eren Demirezen.
Rice vs Coffie II stats
Back in January 2022, Jonathan Rice stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Michael Polite Coffie made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Coffie had a slight advantage in power over Rice, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Rice's 71%.
Jonathan Rice was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.
Coffie had a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Jonathan Rice and Michael Polite Coffie fought out of an orthodox stance.
Rice was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Coffie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, totaling 107 compared to Coffie's 62.
Rice vs Coffie II form
Jonathan Rice had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Michael Polite Coffie on July 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Efe Ajagba on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Demsey McKean on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Star, Gold Coast, Australia.
Before that, he had defeated Christian Mariscal on August 31, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Big Punch Arena, Baja California, Mexico.
He had beaten Christian Mariscal on August 31, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Big Punch Arena, Baja California.
Michael Polite Coffie had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jonathan Rice on July 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Darmani Rock on January 30, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Shrine Exposition Center, California.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Joey Abell on November 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Microsoft Theater, California.
Before that, he had defeated Luis Eduardo Pena on August 8, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at Microsoft Theater, California.
He had won against Carlos Sandoval on February 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Polite Coffie had been fighting more than Jonathan Rice.
Going into this contest, Jonathan Rice had last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Michael Polite Coffie's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.
Rice's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.
Coffie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
What time did Rice vs Coffie II start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
What were the odds on Rice vs Coffie II?
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