Vianello vs Rice

Who won Vianello vs Rice?

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

Vianello vs Rice stats

Guido Vianello stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero loses and 1 draw.

Jonathan Rice made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 6 loses 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 2-inch reach advantage.

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

Vianello was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 year and 11 months later than Rice, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 76 less professional rounds, 31 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 beat Michael Polite Coffie on 1st January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Michael Polite Coffie on 31st July 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 19th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

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

He had won against Christian Mariscal on 31st August 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, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. 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.