Rios vs Alvarez

Who won Rios vs Alvarez?

Brandon Rios beat Ramon Alvarez by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, November 17th, 2018, at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jarrell Miller beating Bogdan Dinu. Also on the undercard Gabriel Rosado beat Luis Arias, and Claressa Shields defeated Hannah Rankin.

Rios vs Alvarez stats

Back in November 2018, Brandon Rios stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ramon Alvarez made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 3 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rios had an advantage in power over Alvarez, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Alvarez's 59%.

Brandon Rios was the same age as Ramon Alvarez, at 32 years old.

Both Brandon Rios and Ramon Alvarez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rios was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Alvarez, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Alvarez's 256.

Rios vs Alvarez form

Rios had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Danny Garcia on February 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Tim Bradley on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mike Alvarado on January 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at 1stBank Center, Broomfield.

Before that, he had beaten Diego Gabriel Chaves on August 2, 2014, by technical knockout in the 9th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Manny Pacquiao on November 24, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Activity check

Rios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Rios vs Alvarez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rios vs Alvarez?

Rios vs Alvarez was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Rios vs Alvarez?

Brandon Rios was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Ramon Alvarez made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.