They came to an agreement to do their contest in order of Olympic-style weightlifting with 10 attempts for each, 5 in snatch and 5 in clean and jerk. Rigoulot won the challenge with 1.082,0 kg against 1.077,5 kg by Cadine and reached the highest two arms results with 120,5 kg in snatch and 156,0 kg in clean and jerk. In 1932 he became a professional wrestler and was billed as "l'homme le plus fort dans le monde" ("the strongest man in the world") and had matches with Henri DeGlane and Strangler Lewis.
In this context, they reached a mutually acceptable arrangement to stage their contest in accordance with Olympic-style weightlifting rules, with 10 attempts for each event, consisting of 5 snatch lifts and 5 clean and jerk lifts. Rigoulot ultimately emerged victorious with a total lift of 1.082,0 kg, surpassing Cadine's 1.077,5 kg. He achieved the highest scores in both snatch (120,5 kg) and clean and jerk (156,0 kg).