Who won Rigondeaux vs Flores?
The fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Moises Flores finished in a no contest on Saturday, June 17th, 2017.
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 for the WBA super bantamweight championship of the world.
Rigondeaux vs Flores stats
Back in June 2017, Guillermo Rigondeaux stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Moises Flores made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Flores had a slight advantage in power over Rigondeaux, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Rigondeaux's 65%.
Guillermo Rigondeaux was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.
Flores had a height advantage of 5 inches over Rigondeaux. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Guillermo Rigondeaux fought out of the southpaw stance, while Moises Flores was an orthodox fighter.
Rigondeaux's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Flores', having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 months later than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Flores' 130.
Moises Flores was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 122lb division.
Rigondeaux vs Flores form
Rigondeaux had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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.
Prior to that, he had defeated 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.
Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.
Before that, he had won against Sod Kokietgym on July 19, 2014, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
He had beaten Joseph Agbeko on December 7, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.
Flores had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Paulus Ambunda on June 11, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia.
Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Emanuel Cusolito on September 22, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Oscar Escandon on April 18, 2015, by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.
Before that, he had defeated Mario Macias Rorozco on November 21, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.
He had beaten Pablo Batres on September 26, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Mesquite Arena, Mesquite.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Moises Flores had been fighting more than Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Going into this contest, Guillermo Rigondeaux had last fought 11 months and 1 day ago, while Moises Flores' last outing had been 1 year and 6 days ago.
Rigondeaux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.
Flores' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Rigondeaux vs Flores start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Rigondeaux vs Flores?
Guillermo Rigondeaux was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Moises Flores made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.
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