Pernell Whitaker vs Wilfredo Rivera

Stats, Odds, Prediction

On April 12, 1996, Pernell Whitaker (37-1-1, 16 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against Puerto Rican challenger, Wilfredo Rivera (23-0-1, 14 KOs).

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Jan 02, 1964
Born
May 04, 1969
 32 y, 3 m
Age
26 y, 11 m
37-1-1
Record
23-0-1
18
Title Fights
16 (41.0%)
KOs
14 (58.3%)
Health
Last Five
168 cm
Height
180 cm
175 cm
Reach
183 cm
7 cm
Ape Index
3 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
 5
Win Streak
17
4 m, 25 d
Layoff
4 m, 25 d
WBA
WBC
IBF
WBO
Ring
sWL
W1
WL
W1 D5
sLT
W1
LT
W1 D3
LT
W1 D6
LT
W1 D8
LT
W1
WBA
WBC
IBF
WBO
Ring
Performance
Career
Age
Performance
Career
Age
Analysis model: vzen-minimum-1.0.0
Prediction model: vmajutsu-minimum-1.0.0
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Whitaker vs Rivera Stats

#1
Total Fights
39
Wins
37
Losses
1
Draws
1
KO Wins
16
KO Losses
0
Title Fights
18
Title-Fight Wins
16
Title Defenses
12
Title-Fight KOs
3
Title-Fight Dec.
13
Undisputed
1
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker
Total Fights
24
Wins
23
Losses
0
Draws
1
KO Wins
14
KO Losses
0
Title Fights
0
Title-Fight Wins
0
Title Defenses
0
Title-Fight KOs
0
Title-Fight Dec.
0
Undisputed
0
Wilfredo Rivera
Wilfredo Rivera

Pernell Whitaker is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round KO victory over Jake RodrĂ­guez, 4 months and 25 days ago. Wilfredo Rivera is on a 17-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Steve Larrimore, 4 months and 25 days ago.

Whitaker vs Rivera Prediction & Odds

This should be a confident win for Pernell Whitaker at 99-1 winning odds. Wilfredo Rivera really doesn't have much to present against Whitaker.

Whitaker vs Rivera Result

Pernell Whitaker defeated Wilfredo Rivera via split decision and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. Whitaker improves his record to 38-1-1, while Rivera adds a loss to his record at 23-1-1.

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