Vianello vs Rice

Who won Vianello vs Rice?

Jonathan Rice beat Guido Vianello by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, January 14th, 2023, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Efe Ajagba beating Stephan Shaw. Also on the undercard Adam Lopez lost to Abraham Nova, and Bruce Carrington defeated Juan Antonio Lopez.

Vianello vs Rice stats

Back in January 2023, Guido Vianello stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Jonathan Rice made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

Guido Vianello was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Vianello had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rice. Despite this, Rice had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Guido Vianello and Jonathan Rice fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vianello was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 11 months later than Rice, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 42 fewer professional rounds, totaling 65 compared to Rice's 107.

Vianello vs Rice form

Rice had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Michael Polite Coffie on January 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Michael Polite Coffie on July 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Prudential Center, New Jersey.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Efe Ajagba on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Demsey McKean on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Star, Gold Coast, Australia.

He had won against Christian Mariscal on August 31, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Big Punch Arena, Baja California, Mexico.

Activity check

Rice's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Vianello vs Rice start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Vianello vs Rice?

Vianello vs Rice was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.

What were the odds on Vianello vs Rice?

Guido Vianello was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Jonathan Rice made his way into the ring at 73/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.