Rigondeaux vs Flores

Who won Rigondeaux vs Flores?

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 loses and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Moises Flores made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Flores had a slight advantage in power over Rigondeaux, with a 68% knock out percentage over 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 less 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, 164 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 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.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat Hisashi Amagasa on 31st December 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 19th July 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 beat Joseph Agbeko on 7th December 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 11th June 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Luis Emanuel Cusolito on 22nd September 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 18th April 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 21st November 2014 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

He had beat Pablo Batres on 26th September 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 11/100 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Moises Flores made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.