Rivera vs Fernandez

Who won Rivera vs Fernandez?

Michel Rivera beat Jon Fernandez by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, July 3rd, 2021, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Chris Colbert's and Tugstsogt Nyambayar's clash.

Rivera vs Fernandez stats

Back in July 2021, Michel Rivera stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jon Fernandez made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fernandez had a large advantage in power over Rivera, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Rivera's 65%.

Michel Rivera was the younger man by 3 years, at 23 years old.

Fernandez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rivera.

Both Michel Rivera and Jon Fernandez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rivera's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Fernandez's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 11 months later than Fernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 55 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Fernandez's 119.

Michel Rivera went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 15 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at lightweight.

Jon Fernandez was ranked number 11 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

Rivera vs Fernandez form

Rivera had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Anthony Mercado Raices on February 27, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round at Shrine Exposition Center, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ladarius Miller on October 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Fidel Maldonado Jr on February 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.

Before that, he had won against Jose Luis Gallegos on September 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Rabobank Theater, California.

He had beaten Rene Tellez Giron on June 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa.

Activity check

Rivera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Rivera vs Fernandez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rivera vs Fernandez?

Rivera vs Fernandez was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Rivera vs Fernandez?

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