Saturday night, Michel Rivera stayed unbeaten and kept himself in a position to fight for the lightweight title.

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Rivera beat Jerry Perez by unanimous decision in an eight-round fight on the Deontay Wilder-Robert Helenius undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Judges Ken Ezzo (79-72), John McKaie (80-71), and Ron Paolillo (79-72) all gave Rivera a big win in their fight.

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Rivera (24-0, 14 KOs) of Santo Domingo knocked Perez down near the end of the eighth round, but Perez got back up and made it to the end of the fight.

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Perez, who hails from Oak Hills, California, has a record of 14-2 with 11 knockouts but has dropped two of his last three fights.

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In April 2021, Indianapolis southpaw Frank Martin (16-0, 12 KOs) knocked out Perez in the seventh round at Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.

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Rivera was more aggressive and accurate in the seventh and eighth rounds, except for the late knockdown.

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Rivera aggressively pushed Perez into the ropes 40 seconds into the sixth round and unleashed multiple right hands that forced Perez to retreat.

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Later in the sixth round, Perez let his hands go, but he couldn't catch Rivera with any big shots.

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In the middle of the fourth round, Rivera hit Perez with a right uppercut that snapped his head back.

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Perez struggled again in the third round as Rivera continued to hit him with head and body blows.

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Throughout the second round, Rivera was much more active and accurate, which made Perez sometimes try to hide.

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Rivera did a good job defending himself throughout those three minutes, primarily against Perez's attempts to jab him.

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Rivera mostly used his jab in the first round, but with just under 1:20 left in the round, he hit Perez in the body with a hard left..

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