Rigondeaux vs Velasquez

When is Rigondeaux vs Velasquez?

Guillermo Rigondeaux is set to face the challenge of Jose Velasquez on Saturday, May 30th, 2026, at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale.

The fight will take place over 8 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

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

Rigondeaux vs Velasquez stats

Guillermo Rigondeaux steps 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 will make 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 suggest Velasquez has a slight advantage in power over Rigondeaux, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Rigondeaux's 70%.

Guillermo Rigondeaux is the older man by 10 years, at 45 years old.

Rigondeaux has a height advantage of 1 inch over Velasquez. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Guillermo Rigondeaux fights out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Velasquez is an orthodox fighter.

Rigondeaux is 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 has fought 162 fewer professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Velasquez's 327.

Rigondeaux vs Velasquez form

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

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

Velasquez's last 2 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he has 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 have lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time does Rigondeaux vs Velasquez start?

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

What are the odds on Rigondeaux vs Velasquez?

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