Rivas vs Maldonado

Who won Rivas vs Maldonado?

Oscar Rivas beat Fabio Maldonado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 1st, 2018, at Centre Videotron, Quebec.

The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 100-89, 99-90 in favor of winner Oscar Rivas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Rivas vs Maldonado stats

Back in December 2018, Oscar Rivas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fabio Maldonado made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 25 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Maldonado had a large advantage in power over Rivas, boasting a 96% knockout percentage compared to Rivas' 71%.

Oscar Rivas was the younger man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Both Oscar Rivas and Fabio Maldonado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rivas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 4 months later than Maldonado, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Maldonado's 81.

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Rivas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rivas vs Maldonado?

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