Rivera vs Raices

Who won Rivera vs Raices?

Michel Rivera beat Anthony Mercado Raices by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, February 27th, 2021, at Shrine Exposition Center, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Dirrell's and Kyrone Davis' clash for the WBC World Super Middleweight championship.

Rivera vs Raices stats

Back in February 2021, Michel Rivera stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Mercado Raices made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Raices had a large advantage in power over Rivera, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Rivera's 63%.

Michel Rivera was the older man by 26 years, at 23 years old.

Raices had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rivera. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Michel Rivera and Anthony Mercado Raices fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rivera was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 5 months later than Raices, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 110 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Raices' 64.

Rivera vs Raices form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ladarius Miller on October 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Fidel Maldonado Jr on February 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Luis Gallegos on September 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Rabobank Theater, California.

Before that, he had won against Rene Tellez Giron on June 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa.

He had beaten Carlos Daniel Cordoba on January 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Activity check

Rivera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Rivera vs Raices start?

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

Who broadcast Rivera vs Raices?

Rivera vs Raices was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Rivera vs Raices?

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