Who won Rivas vs Rozicki?
Oscar Rivas beat Ryan Rozicki by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 22nd October 2021 at Olympia Theatre in Quebec.
The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 115-112 in favor of winner Oscar Rivas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .
Rivas vs Rozicki stats
Back in October 2021, Oscar Rivas stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Ryan Rozicki made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Rozicki had a large advantage in power over Rivas, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Rivas' 70%.
Oscar Rivas was the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.
Rozicki had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rivas. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Both Oscar Rivas & Ryan Rozicki fought out of an orthodox stance.
Rivas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 1 month earlier than Rozicki, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, 134 to Rozicki's 72.
Oscar Rivas went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 1 by the IBF at .
Ryan Rozicki was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 1 by the IBF in the lb division.
Rivas vs Rozicki form
Rivas had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Sylvera Louis on 16th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hotel Plaza Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dillian Whyte on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beat Bryant Jennings on 18th January 2019 by technical knockout in the 12th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States.
Before that, he had won against Fabio Maldonado on 1st December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec, Canada.
He had beat Herve Hubeaux on 19th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Air Canada Centre, Ontario.
Activity check
Rivas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
What time did Rivas vs Rozicki start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Olympia Theatre, Quebec, Canada, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Rivas vs Rozicki?
The Fite.tv PPV US show is expected to begin at 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Rivas vs Rozicki?
Oscar Rivas was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Ryan Rozicki made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.