Rivas vs. Jennings booked for Oct. 22nd

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14/09/2021

Rivas vs. Jennings booked for Oct. 22nd

On October 22nd, at L’Olympia de Montréal, for the first time in history, the WBC bridgerweight title (under 224 pounds), will be on the line. Adopted Quebec resident Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (27-1, 19 KOs) will face American Bryant Jennings (24-4, 14 KOs) of Philadelphia for the vacant title. ESPN + retained the broadcast rights to the fight in the United States.
 
Rivas had his last fight this past March, when he easily disposed of Sylvera Louis by retirement in the third round. In addition, boxing fans remember the fight delivered by “Kaboom” in England on July 20, 2019, against Britain’s Dillian Whyte (25-1, 18KO), in his previous outing. Rivas lost by decision, even though he knocked his opponent down. The loss was very bitter, especially considering that Whyte allegedly tested positive for illegal substances before the fight without BBBofC intervention.
 
This will be the second clash between Jennings and Rivas, who fought on January 2019, in Verona, New York. Also broadcast by ESPN +, Rivas-Jennings I was virtually even after 11 rounds. At the start of the last round, Rivas attacked with a push to send the American to the floor, and subsequently forced the referee to end the hostilities with a TKO for Rivas. Since that time, the Philadelphia boxer has been calling for a rematch.
 
Jennings has fought one fight since his first fight with Rivas, a decision loss to Rio Olympics silver medalist Joe Joyce (13-0, 12KO). Jennings is the only one to have crossed the line against the British giant. The scores of 115-112, 118-119 and 117-110 indicate that Jennings managed to win several rounds in this match, despite it being held in Joyce's backyard in London.
 
On the undercard, Alexandre Roberge (1-1) and Francis Charbonneau (3-1, 1KO) caused a stir March 16th in their 6-round confrontation, which was won by Charbonneau via split decision. The two young boxers will pick up where they left off with another six--round fight.
 
 
A total of four other boxing matches are planned for this evening. The return of the charismatic Sébastien Bouchard (19-2, 8KO) is confirmed, He will be back in the ring for the second time in 2021, after suffering a major injury against Ayaz Hussain in Quebec in 2019. The evening's other fights will be announced later this week.