Rivera vs Perez

Who won Rivera vs Perez?

Michel Rivera beat Jerry Perez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 15th, 2022, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 80-71, 79-72, 79-72 in favor of winner Michel Rivera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder beating Robert Helenius for the WBC World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Caleb Plant defeated Anthony Dirrell, Gary Antonio Russell was defeated by Emmanuel Rodriguez, and Frank Sanchez beat Carlos Negron.

Rivera vs Perez stats

Back in October 2022, Michel Rivera stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jerry Perez made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Perez had an advantage in power over Rivera, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Rivera's 61%.

Michel Rivera was the younger man by 5 years, at 24 years old.

Rivera had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Michel Rivera and Jerry Perez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rivera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 months earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 101 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Perez's 73.

Michel Rivera went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at lightweight.

Rivera vs Perez form

Rivera had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Joseph Adorno on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Matias Romero on October 30, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jon Fernandez on July 3, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had won against Anthony Mercado Raices on February 27, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round at Shrine Exposition Center, California.

He had beaten Ladarius Miller on October 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Alamodome, Texas.

Activity check

Rivera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Perez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Rivera vs Perez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rivera vs Perez?

Rivera vs Perez was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Rivera vs Perez?

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