Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-08-20, close boxing match but not so exciting: Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022).
Rivera vs Jack is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 20th, at the Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), in a 10-round cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg) bout; undercard of Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Badou Jack record
The former Olympian and former world champion in two different weight classes Badou Jack entered this fight with a professional record of 26-3-3 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jai Opetaia).
He lost two consecutive matches in 2019, against Marcus Browne (Badou Jack vs Marcus Browne) and Jean Pascal (Jean Pascal vs Badou Jack), but then he has won four fights defeating Samuel Crossed and Hany Atiyo in his last two.
But if you want to watch Jack’s best fights, here is one rated with 4 stars: James DeGale vs Badou Jack.
Jack’s next fight: Ilunga Makabu vs Badou Jack
Richard Rivera record
His opponent, the undefeated Richard Rivera, has a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the light heavyweight division.
In his last three bouts he has won over Ulisses Jimenez, Ernesto Berrospe and Fidel Monterrosa Munoz.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Result
Who won Jack vs Rivera fight?
Badou Jack defeated Richard Rivera via split decision.