Rigondeaux vs Astrolabio

Who won Rigondeaux vs Astrolabio?

Vincent Astrolabio beat Guillermo Rigondeaux by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 26th, 2022, at Dubai Marina, Dubai.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 95-94, 95-94 in favor of winner Vincent Astrolabio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Rigondeaux vs Astrolabio stats

Back in February 2022, Guillermo Rigondeaux stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vincent Astrolabio made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Astrolabio had a slight advantage in power over Rigondeaux, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Rigondeaux's 65%.

Guillermo Rigondeaux was the older man by 17 years, at 42 years old.

Astrolabio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rigondeaux. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Guillermo Rigondeaux fought out of the southpaw stance, while Vincent Astrolabio was an orthodox fighter.

Rigondeaux was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Astrolabio, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Astrolabio's 142.

Guillermo Rigondeaux went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Vincent Astrolabio was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Rigondeaux vs Astrolabio form

Rigondeaux had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to John Riel Casimero on August 14, 2021, by split decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Liborio Solis on February 8, 2020, by split decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at PPL Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julio Ceja on June 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight eliminator fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Giovanni Delgado on January 13, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Microsoft Theater, California.

He had been beaten by Vasyl Lomachenko on December 9, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Rigondeaux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Astrolabio's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What time did Rigondeaux vs Astrolabio start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Rigondeaux vs Astrolabio?

Guillermo Rigondeaux was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Vincent Astrolabio made his way into the ring at 257/50 (+510) with oddsmakers.