Rivera vs Romero

Who won Rivera vs Romero?

Michel Rivera beat Jose Matias Romero by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 30th, 2021, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 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 fight appeared on the undercard of Jamal James losing to Radzhab Butaev for the WBA World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Thomas Dulorme.

Rivera vs Romero stats

Back in October 2021, Michel Rivera stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Matias Romero made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rivera had a massive power advantage over Romero, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Romero's 33%.

Michel Rivera was the younger man by 2 years, at 23 years old.

Both Michel Rivera and Jose Matias Romero fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rivera was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 months later than Romero, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 41 fewer professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Romero's 215.

Michel Rivera went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at lightweight.

Rivera vs Romero form

Rivera had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jon Fernandez on July 3, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

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

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

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

He had beaten Jose Luis Gallegos on September 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Rabobank Theater, California.

Activity check

Rivera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 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 Romero start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rivera vs Romero?

Rivera vs Romero was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Rivera vs Romero?

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