Adonis Rivas

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Adonis Antonio Rivas Ordóñez (born 1972-12-07, León, Nicaragua) is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division.

Contents 1 Boxing career 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Boxing career

Rivas turned professional in 1995 and captured the WBO super flyweight title with a decision win over Diego Morales in 1999. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Pedro Alcazar in 2001. He dropped down in weight in 2002 to fight for the WBO flyweight title against Jair Jimenez and won a majority decision. He lost the belt later that year to Omar Andres Narvaez. In 2005 and 2006 he lost a pair of bouts against Jorge Arce for the WBC flyweight title.

[edit] See also

• List of male boxers

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for Adonis Rivas from Boxrec

[edit] References

Preceded by Diego Morales	WBO Super Flyweight Champion 20 Nov 1999–16 Jun 2001	Succeeded by Pedro Alcazar
Preceded by Fernando Montiel Vacated	WBO Flyweight Champion 04 May 2002–13 July 2002	Succeeded by Omar Andrés Narváez