Who won Rivera vs Romero?
Michel Rivera beat Jose Matias Romero by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 30th October 2021 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in 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 loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
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 knock out.
The stats suggested Rivera had a massive power advantage over Romero, boosting at 67% knock out percentage over Romero's 33%.
Michel Rivera was the younger man by 2 years, at 24 years old.
Both Michel Rivera & Jose Matias Romero fought out of an orthodox stance.
Rivera was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 months later than Romero, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 51 less professional rounds, 164 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 3rd July 2021 by knockout in the 8th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Anthony Mercado Raices on 27th February 2021 by knockout in the 8th round at Shrine Exposition Center, California.
Going into that contest, he had beat Ladarius Miller on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Alamodome, Texas.
Before that, he had won against Fidel Maldonado Jr on 1st February 2020 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.
He had beat Jose Luis Gallegos on 21st September 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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