Rigondeaux vs Ceja

Who won Rigondeaux vs Ceja?

Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Julio Ceja by technical knockout in the 8th round on Sunday 23rd June 2019 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBC super bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jermell Charlo's and Jorge Cota's clash.

Rigondeaux vs Ceja stats

Back in June 2019, Guillermo Rigondeaux stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Julio Ceja made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ceja had a large advantage in power over Rigondeaux, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Rigondeaux's 67%.

Guillermo Rigondeaux was the older man by 12 years, at 39 years old.

Ceja had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rigondeaux. Despite this, he had 5-inch reach advantage.

Guillermo Rigondeaux fought out of the southpaw stance, while Julio Ceja was an orthodox fighter.

Rigondeaux was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 month earlier than Ceja, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 164 to Ceja's 184.

Guillermo Rigondeaux went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC at super bantamweight.

Julio Ceja was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 122lb division.

Rigondeaux vs Ceja 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 beat Giovanni Delgado on 13th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Microsoft Theater, California, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Moises Flores on 17th June 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beat Jazza Dickens on 16th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

He had won against Drian Francisco on 21st November 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Franklin Manzanilla on 26th May 2018 by unanimous decision in the 4th round at Teatro Moliere, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had beat Anselmo Moreno on 27th May 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Centro de Convenciones Amador, Panama City, Panama.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Hugo Ruiz on 27th February 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Hugo Ruiz on 29th August 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

He had won against Oscar Blanquet on 14th March 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Auditorio Municipal, Naucalpan, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Guillermo Rigondeaux had been fighting more than Julio Ceja.

Going to this contest, Guillermo Rigondeaux had last fought 5 months and 10 days ago, while Julio Ceja's last outing had been 1 year and 28 days ago.

Rigondeaux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Ceja's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Rigondeaux vs Ceja start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rigondeaux vs Ceja?

Rigondeaux vs Ceja was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Rigondeaux vs Ceja?

Guillermo Rigondeaux was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Julio Ceja made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.