Rigondeaux vs Delgado

Who won Rigondeaux vs Delgado?

Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Giovanni Delgado by knockout in the 1st round on Sunday, January 13th, 2019, at Microsoft Theater, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jose Uzcategui losing to Caleb Plant for the IBF World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Brandon Figueroa beat Moises Flores.

Rigondeaux vs Delgado stats

Back in January 2019, Guillermo Rigondeaux stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Giovanni Delgado made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rigondeaux had a slight advantage in power over Delgado, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Delgado's 56%.

Guillermo Rigondeaux was the older man by 11 years, at 39 years old.

Guillermo Rigondeaux fought out of the southpaw stance, while Giovanni Delgado was an orthodox fighter.

Rigondeaux's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Delgado's, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 months earlier than Delgado, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Delgado's 117.

Rigondeaux vs Delgado form

Rigondeaux 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 Vasyl Lomachenko on December 9, 2017, by in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Moises Flores on June 17, 2017 ended in a no contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

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

Before that, he had beaten Drian Francisco on November 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Hisashi Amagasa on December 31, 2014, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Bodymaker Colosseum, Osaka, Japan.

Activity check

Rigondeaux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Delgado's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

What time did Rigondeaux vs Delgado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Microsoft Theater, California, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rigondeaux vs Delgado?

Rigondeaux vs Delgado was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV 4.

What were the odds on Rigondeaux vs Delgado?

Guillermo Rigondeaux was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Giovanni Delgado made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.