Badou Jack

Badou Jack, Richard Rivera boxing news: Popeye robbed in Saudi Arabia?

Jack went for the finish yet he was unable to get it; credit again to Rivera’s chin. Jack, looking his age, couldn’t get into his groove and he was guilty of hitting and holding quite a bit. Jack, now aged 38 and campaigning as a cruiserweight, had a hard night as he was unable to figure out Rivera’s ungainly yet wholly effective style.

THERE was controversy in one of the fights on the Oleksandr Usyk versus Anthony Joshua undercard when the bell failed to ring to end a round.Badou Jac.

"Shocking", "s**t" and "disgraceful" were just some of the other comments on the oversight. The Swede won 96-94, 96-94 on two of the judges' scorecards, with the other giving it to Rivera by the same score. Most had Rivera, who goes by the nickname Popeye and had a pipe in his mouth at the end of the fight, springing the shock, but the judges awarded it to the veteran Jack. [Twitter ](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/twitter/)that it was "the first time I've ever seen a mistake like that". [ Sky Sports](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sky-sports/) Box Office screen disappeared when the round was supposed to end. THERE was controversy in one of the fights on the Oleksandr Usyk versus Anthony Joshua undercard when the bell failed to ring to end a round.

Richard Rivera vs Badou Jack saw a four-minute round in the eighth as Rivera was nearly stopped one minute over the allocated time limit.

What we learned in Jeddah was that the young man has a bright future and a lot of potential having narrowly missed out on beating a fighter that massively supersedes him in experience. "I felt like I definitely did enough, I'm a little hurt because I really believed in the boxing judging system. Rivera stayed on his feet but was nearly floored by multiple flurries as he slumped into the corner.

RICHIE “POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN” RIVERA (E. Hartford, CT, 21-0, 16KO's) and former two-time world champion BADOU “THE RIPPER” JACK (Las Vegas, NV, 26-3-3.

Jack weighed in at 199 lbs (90.3 kg) and Rivera weighed in at 194.8 (88.4 kg). RICHIE “POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN” RIVERA (E. The upset minded Rivera has different plans, hoping to leave his mark on the global boxing scene with an emphatic victory.

Richie Rivera seemed to have overcome the odds to grab his greatest career victory with a surprising performance over a sluggish Badou Jack.

I believe in the justice system. Rashed Belhasa, aka Money Kicks, lost his pro debut via a decision against Traycho Georgiev. He was very awkward, but I got the job done. Rivera: “I believe I did enough. But this is Saudi Arabia, and the fight wasn’t without controversy. Jack needed a knockout with six minutes left and was afforded a four-minute round in the eighth to aid him in getting the job done.

Badou Jack narrowly took a split-decision victory over Richard Rivera on the Joshua vs Usyk II undercard which was shrouded in controversy after there was a ...

And one joked: "That four-minute round must have counted as two rounds then." Letting the 8th round go 30 seconds over when Jack had the upper hand certainly doesn’t seem like a mistake after the judges decision. As if you can accidentally go 30 seconds over anyway…" How is that even possible to happen on this level?" that is outrageous tbh." Jack was dominating in the closing stages of the eighth round, but it then continued beyond the three-minute mark.

Badou Jack, Richard Rivera boxing news: By Vince D'Writer: Cruiserweight boxer Badou Jack has a history of being a slow starter, and he followed suit on.

The 38-year-old veteran Badou Jack will probably take the victory and move on as opposed to giving Rivera a rematch. For the remainder of the bout Rivera had the better work rate, but Jack was constantly coming forward and landing the cleaner shots. Jack admitted Rivera was difficult to fight because he was holding, running, and awkward. In the second round Jack landed a big right hand early, but Rivera was the busier fighter for the majority of the round. Jack benefited from an extended round as the eighth round lasted for three minutes and fifty-eight seconds. A bizarre incident occurred in the eighth round as it was a closely contested round until Jack poured it on at the end.