There was no winner within the bout between Yankiel Rivera and Angelino Cordova, as the 2 fighters fought to a majority draw. The competition headlined the inaugural MVP Struggle Night time at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, on Saturday, August 23.
The scheduled 12-round flyweight bout went the total distance. Ultimately, one choose scored it 115-111 for Cordova, whereas two different judges scored it 113-113.
Within the fourth spherical, Cordova (19-0-2, 12 KOs) of Venezuela suffered a controversial knockdown and acquired an eight-count. He was additionally deducted a degree for hitting the again of the top. Within the eleventh spherical, Puerto Rican Olympian Rivera (7-0-1, 3 KOs) was wobbled by his opponent’s punches.
Rivera and Cordova had been combating for the interim WBA title. Because of the draw, nobody claimed the belt. The winner was anticipated to earn a shot at unified WBA and WBC champion Ricardo Sandoval (27-2, 18 KOs) of Montclair, CA, however that will now not be the case.
Yankiel Rivera punches Angelino Cordova throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsAngelino Cordova punches Yankiel Rivera throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsYankiel Rivera and Angelino Cordova throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsAngelino Cordova punches Yankiel Rivera throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsYankiel Rivera and Angelino Cordova combat to a majority at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial Promotions
On Rivera vs Cordova undercard
Within the co-feature, Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs) of Germany upset Yoenis Tellez (10-1, 7 KOs) of Cuba to assert his interim WBA tremendous welterweight title. En path to his win by unanimous choice, Baraou dropped Tellez within the twelfth spherical with a barrage of punches. The judges scored it 116-111, 115-112, and 117-110.
Amongst different Rivera vs Cordova outcomes, Stephanie Han (11-0, 3 KOs) of El Paso, TX, defeated Colombia’s Paulina Angel (7-2-2, 3 KOs) by unanimous choice to retain her WBA light-weight title. All three judges scored the combat 98-91. On her technique to victory, Han suffered a minimize, and went down within the first spherical from a proper hand.
Lucas Bahdi (20-0, 15 KOs) of Canada earned a unanimous choice over Venezuela’s Roger Gutierrez (29-7-1, 22 KOs) to win the WBA light-weight title eliminator. After 12 rounds, the scores had been 116-111, 117-110, and 115-112. Within the sixth spherical, Bahdi dropped Gutierrez with a proper hand.
Kicking off the principle card, Ariel Perez (8-0, 4 KOs) of Tampa, FL, defeated Chris Avila (6-2) of Stockton, CA, by unanimous choice. After six rounds at mild heavyweight, the judges scored it 59-56, 58-56, and 59-55.
Yoenis Tellez punches Abass Baraou throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsAbass Baraou punches Yoenis Tellez throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsAbass Baraou victorious in his boxing match at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsPaulina Angel punches Stephanie Han throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsStephanie Han punches Paulina Angel throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsStephanie Han victorious in her boxing match at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsRoger Gutierrez punches Lucas Bahdi throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsLucas Bahdi punches Roger Gutierrez throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsLucas Bahdi victorious in his boxing match at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsChris Avila punches Ariel Perez throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsAriel Perez punches Chris Avila throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsAriel Perez victorious in his boxing match at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial Promotions
On Rivera vs Cordova prelims
Among the many prelims, Jasmine Artiga (14-0-1, 7 KOs) of Tampa, FL, dominated Brazilian-born Swedish-Australian Linn Sandstrom (10-4-3, 2 KOs) with a flurry of punches. The referee stepped in and waved the combat off at 1:01 into the third spherical. With the victory by TKO, Artiga retained her WBA tremendous flyweight title.
Jamaine Ortiz (20-2-1, 10 KOs) of Worcester, MA, stopped Dominican Ambiorix Bautista (19-3, 11 KOs) within the third spherical at tremendous light-weight. The official time was 1:32 of the spherical.
Jasmine Artiga punches Linn Sandstrom throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsJasmine Artiga along with her workforce celebrating victory at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsJamaine Ortiz and Ambiorix Bautista throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsJamaine Ortiz victorious in his boxing bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsNatalie Dove throughout her bout in opposition to Randee Lynn Morales at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsNatalie Dove defeats Randee Lynn Morales throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsJocelyn Camarillo punches Agustina Solange Vazquez throughout their bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial PromotionsJocelyn Camarillo victorious in her boxing bout at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL, August 23, 2025 | Joseph Correa/Most Beneficial Promotions
Natalie Dove (6-0-1, 2 KOs) of Philadelphia stopped Randee Lynn Morales (5-6, 3 KOs) of Albuquerque, NM, within the fifth spherical at tremendous flyweight. The combat ended at 1:50 into the spherical.
Within the occasion opener, Jocelyn Camarillo (5-0) of Indio, CA, defeated Agustina Vazquez (4-5-2) of Argentina by unanimous choice at tremendous strawweight. The judges scored the four-round bout 40-36, 39-37, and 39-37.
