Boxing Preview: Yankiel Rivera Figueroa (6-0-0, 2 KOs) vs Angel Gonzalez (14-0-0, 7 KOs)

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Yankiel Rivera Figueroa is set to take on Angel Gonzalez on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan.

The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

Yankiel Rivera Figueroa steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Angel Gonzalez will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Gonzalez has an advantage in power over Figueroa, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Figueroa’s 33%.

Yankiel Rivera Figueroa is the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Both Yankiel Rivera Figueroa and Angel Gonzalez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Figueroa is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 1 year and 9 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He has fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 40 compared to Gonzalez’s 59.

Yankiel Rivera Figueroa goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, and 11 by the WBO at flyweight.

Figueroa’s last 2 fights have come over a period of 9 months and 13 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

Yankiel Rivera Figueroa                 – 770

Angel Gonzalez                                 + 500

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, December 6, 2024

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