On August 20, 2022, a 31-year-old Richard Rivera (21-0, 16 KOs) and a 38-year-old Swedish boxer Badou Jack (26-3-3, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Rivera came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days. Jack was on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 30 days.
Badou Jack defeated Richard Rivera via split decision in the 10-round cruiserweight fight. Jack improves his record to 27-3-3, while Rivera adds a loss to his record at 21-1.