Angel Acosta vs. Janiel Rivera | DAZN - May 12, 2022

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Press Release

FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ANGEL ACOSTA AND JANEL RIVERA TO HEADLINE GOLDEN BOY FIGHT NIGHT ON DAZN AT FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO ON MAY 12

FIGHT CARD FEATURES RISING PROSPECTS, LIVE ON DAZN

Tickets on Sale Today!

INDIO, CA (April 15, 2022) – Former World Champion and fan favorite Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta (22-3-1, 21 KOs) of San Juan, Puerto Rico, will headline the second Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on May 12. Acosta will face his fellow countryman, Janel Rivera (18-8-3, 11 KOs) of Matani, Puerto Rico, in a 10-round super flyweight fight. The fight will be streamed live, exclusively on DAZN worldwide, starting at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET.

Also on the card, streaming on DAZN, Victor Morales (15-0-1, 8 KOs) of Vancouver, Washington, will fight Alberto Torres (11-4-3, 4 KOs) of Sacramento, CA, in a 10-round featherweight co-main event. Los Angeles’ Rudy Garcia (12-0-1, 2 KOs) will take on the veteran Diukl Olguin (15-22-5, 10 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico in an 8-round super bantamweight fight. Other prospects on the card include Baltimore’s Yahu Blackwell (3-1, 2 KOs) in a scheduled 8-round heavyweight fight, and Hollywood’s Eric Tudor (2-0, 2 KOs) will participate in a 6-round super welterweight fight. All five bouts are set to stream live on DAZN, with a special pre-show on the Golden Boy Boxing Youtube page hosted by Beto Duran and Boxing Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins, featuring the night’s opening fight; Victorville’s Daniel Luna making his professional debut against Johnathan Berry (0-1) of Duncan, Oklahoma.

“We are excited to return to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino for this next show live on DAZN,” said Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy. “We are committed to building the next great stars of boxing, and Fantasy Springs Resort Casino has always been a great partner in helping us showcase these fighters, and now with DAZN on board, I know these fighters will have the best exposure boxing can provide.”

Tickets for Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN: Acosta vs Rivera will go on sale Friday April 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. PT. Tickets are priced at $45, $35 and $25 plus applicable facility fees and service charges. Tickets are available at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino box office, by calling 1-800-827-2946, or by purchasing online at www.fantasyspringsresort.com.

Acosta vs. Rivera is a 10-round flyweight fight presented by Golden Boy. The event is sponsored by Hennessy “Never Stop. Never Settle,” and “BetOnline – Your Online Sportsbook Experts.” The fight will take place on Thursday, April 21 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA, and will be streamed live worldwide on DAZN. For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com and DAZN.com. Follow on Twitter @GoldenBoyBoxing and @DAZNBoxing.

Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoy and https://www.facebook.com/DAZN. Follow on Instagram @GoldenBoy and @DAZNBoxing. Follow the conversation using #AcostaRivera #GBFightNight

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This card has snuck up on me.. It's Thursday night on DAZN.

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DAZN Undercard Weigh-In Results From Indio, California

A desert town on the U.S. West Coast provides the unlikeliest of backdrops for an all-Boricua clash.

Angel Acosta and Janiel Rivera both made weight for their upcoming ten-round bout just above the flyweight limit. San Juan’s Acosta—a former WBO junior flyweight titlist and aspiring flyweight contender—checked in at 112.8 pounds, the second heaviest of his career. Rivera—a fringe contender from Manati, Puerto Rico—also weighed 112.8 pounds for the scheduled 10-round main event.

The bout airs live atop a Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN show Thursday evening from Fantasy Springs Special Events Center in Indio, California.

The fight is the first for Acosta (23-2-1, 21KOs) since suffering a fourth-round stoppage to WBO flyweight titlist Junto Nakatani (23-0, 18KOs) last September in Tucson, Arizona. Acosta was forced to contend with a badly bloodied nose from the opening round until no longer being permitted to continue. The loss snapped a two-fight win streak since moving up to flyweight following the end of 18-month WBO junior flyweight title reign.

Acosta lives in Puerto Rico but now trains in Indio under the tutelage of Joel Diaz, with the two spending their second camp together for Thursday’s main event.

Rivera (18-8-3, 11KOs) has lost five straight, including a first-round knockout at the lethal hands of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (15-0, 10KOs) in September 2020—more than a year prior to Rodriguez capturing the WBC junior bantamweight title this past February. In his most recent start, Rivera suffered a third-round stoppage versus Saleto Henderson last February in Gadsden, Alabama.

Below are the weights for the rest of the undercard.

Victor Morales (15-0-1, 8KOs), Vancouver, Washington, 125.6 pounds vs. Alberto Torres (11-4-3, 4KOs), Sacramento, 125.4 pounds—10 rds, featherweight

Rudy Garcia (12-0-1, 2KOs), Los Angeles, 125 pounds vs. Diuhl Olguin (15-22-5, 10KOs), Guadalajara, Mexico, 124.8 pounds—8 rds, featherweight

Jimmy Brenes (1-0, 1KO), Masaya, Nicaragua, 146.2 pounds vs. Hector Perez (0-1, 0KOs), Inglewood, California, 145.8 pounds—4 rds, welterweight

Eric Tudor (3-0, 3KOs), Hollywood, Florida, 154 pounds vs Donte Stubbs (6-4, 2KOs), Riverside, California, 157.6 pounds—6 rds, junior middleweight

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Acosta blows Rivera away in a round, never put him down but battered him in the 80 seconds or so it lasted, you could tell within seconds this fight probably won't go long, every punch that Acosta landed clean stiffened the legs of Rivera and had him backing up , Acosta sensed this could be quick and turned up the heat and battered Rivera with lefts and rights, snapping his head back, Rivera was hurt and not throwing back on the ropes when the ref stepped in, good stoppage and a blow out for Acosta, mismatch but Acosta has power to make a good addition to the already buzzing Super Flyweight scene

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Card was free on YouTube.

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Shocking! Rivera took more punishment in that time than most do in 12 rounds.

Should have taken a knee.

Acosta didn't take him seriously at all though, just went into and went relentless.

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Angel 'Tito' Acosta Drills Janiel Rivera In 79 Seconds, Calls For Martinez-Arroyo Winner

Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta felt like he never had the chance to show the full arsenal of his previous camp with new trainer Joel Diaz.

It can be argued that he still hasn’t been afforded the opportunity after their second fight together.

The former WBO junior flyweight titlist made quick work of fellow Boricua flyweight Janiel Rivera, earning a first-round knockout in Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN main event Thursday evening at Fantasy Springs Special Events Center in Indio, California. A series of left hooks and right hands repeatedly snapped back the head of Rivera, forcing referee Raul Caiz Jr. to stop the contest at 1:19 of round one.

Acosta was coming off a fourth-round stoppage loss to WBO flyweight titlist Junto Nakatani in triple-digit heat last September in Tucson, Arizona. A badly bloodied nose forced the ringside physician to end the fight for fear of his safety, denying the San Juan, Puerto Rico native the opportunity to become a two-division champion.

The 31-year-old Boricua didn’t waste any time in landing back in the win column. Rivera (18-9-3, 11KOs)—a Vega Baja, P.R. native and longtime friend of Acosta outside the ring—did his best to make it a boxing match, mindful of Acosta’s heavy hands as he circled around the perimeter of the ring.

It didn’t take long for Acosta to track him down, with the fight coming to a sudden close soon thereafter. A left hook had Rivera wobbled, with a right hand driving him to the ropes. Acosta unloaded from there, working the body and then coming back up top with crushing left hooks and straight right hands. Rivera’s head snapped back on at least two occasions, enough for the referee to mercifully call a halt to the contest.

“I just wanted to show the boxing world that I am here to stay at flyweight,” Acosta said after the fight, as translated by Bryan Perez of Promociones Miguel Cotto, Acosta’s lead and co-promoter along with Golden Boy.

Acosta advances to 23-3 (22KOs) with the win, now 3-1 at flyweight after his 18-month junior flyweight title reign ended in a disputed 12th round stoppage to Elwin Soto in June 2019. He got the job done through sheer power, landing 27-of-45 total punches (60%). Rivera was 0-for-6 (0%) in his feeble effort.

The idea for Acosta is to remain active while waiting out a second opportunity at a flyweight title, though Acosta already has his next target in mind.

“I still want to become champion,” noted Acosta, whose wife Arely Mucino is an active boxer and former flyweight titlist. “I want to fight the winner of [the June 25 rematch between WBC flyweight champion] Julio Cesar Martine and McWilliams Arroyo.”

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How was the undercard ? I'm really pressed for time and can't/couldn't watch it.