Rigondeaux vs Velasquez

Who won Rigondeaux vs Velasquez?

Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Jose Velasquez by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, May 30th, 2026, at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale.

The scorecards were announced as 78-74, 78-74, 77-75 in favor of winner Guillermo Rigondeaux.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Yuriorkis Gamboa's and Alexander Espinoza's clash.

Rigondeaux vs Velasquez stats

Guillermo Rigondeaux stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Velasquez made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 13 losses and 3 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Velasquez had a slight advantage in power over Rigondeaux, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Rigondeaux's 70%.

Guillermo Rigondeaux was the older man by 9 years, at 45 years old.

Rigondeaux had a height advantage of 1 inch over Velasquez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Guillermo Rigondeaux fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Velasquez was an orthodox fighter.

Rigondeaux was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Velasquez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 162 fewer professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Velasquez's 335.

Rigondeaux vs Velasquez 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 won against Charlie Clemente on June 9, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at Casino Miami Jai Alai, Miami, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Vincent Astrolabio on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that 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.

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

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.

Activity check

Rigondeaux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Velasquez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Rigondeaux vs Velasquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rigondeaux vs Velasquez?

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