Rios vs Abril

Who won Rios vs Abril?

Brandon Rios beat Richar Abril by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 14th, 2012, at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Brandon Rios.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA lightweight championship of the world.

Rios vs Abril stats

Back in April 2012, Brandon Rios stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Richar Abril made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rios had a large advantage in power over Abril, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Abril's 47%.

Brandon Rios was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

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

Both Brandon Rios and Richar Abril fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rios was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Abril, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 86 more professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Abril's 156.

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