Óscar Rivas

Oscar Rivas
Statistics
Real name Oscar Andres Rivas Torres
Nickname(s) Kaboom
Rated at heavyweight
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality Colombia Colombia
Born June 6, 1987
Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Stance orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 15
Wins 15
Wins by KO 10
Losses 0
Draws 0
No contests 0
Óscar Rivas
Medal record
Competitor for  Colombia
Men's Boxing
Pan American Games
Silver 2007 Rio Super Heavyweight

Óscar Andres Rivas Torres (born June 6, 1987) is a Colombian professional heavyweight boxer from Valle del Cauca fighting out of Canada. He is best known to win the amateur Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games at the age of 19. He also fought at the 2008 Olympics.

Amateur

In Cartagena at the Caribbean Games 2006 the 212 lbs Rivas lost in the first round to Cuban Olympic Bronze medalist Michel López Núñez 4:6

February 4, 2007 at a PanAm qualifier Rivas scored his first big win by beating two-time American champ Mike Wilson 24:19 but lost to Cuban Robert Alfonso 12:21.[1] In the PanAmerican main event in Rio he beat Gerardo Bisbal 22:8, Didier Bence by walkover (injured) and reached the final but lost to Alfonso once again, this time 4:8.[2]

In Chicago at the 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships he stopped Dominican Lequan Carlisle but lost to eventual silver medalist Vyacheslav Glazkov 7:23.[3]

At the first Olympic qualifier in March 2008 he lost to American Michael Hunter jr.;[4] however, in April 2008 he qualified for the 2008 Olympics through the second American qualifier with a 16:4 over Mexican Andy Ruiz and a 6:5 victory over Brazilian Gleison Abreu.[5]

At the Olympics he upset European champion Kubrat Pulev, Bulgaria, 11:5 but lost to Italian world champion and eventual Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle 5:9.[6]

Pro

He turned pro in 2009 for Yvon Michel in Canada and won his first 15 bouts but didn't beat anyone of note.

Professional record

16 Wins (11 knockouts, 5 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draw [7]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16-0 Turkey Oezcan Cetinkaya TKO 1 (8) 2015-04-04 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15-0 Canada Eric Barrak TKO 2 (8) 2014-09-23 Canada Casino de Montréal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14-0 Mexico Daniel Cota TKO 5 (6) 2014-08-22 Canada Complexe Sportif Sportscene, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-0 Barbados Shawn Cox TKO 3 (8), 2:53 2014-01-18 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12-0 Hungary Laszlo Peczeli KO 1 (8), 0:23 2012-12-14 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-0 Canada Sylvera Louis SD 8 (8) 2012-06-08 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-0 Canada Stephane Tessier UD 6 (6) 2012-04-20 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-0 Croatia Ivica Perkovic TKO 3 (8), 0:51 2012-22-18 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-0 United States Matthew Greer TKO 3 (8), 2:59 2011-12-10 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-0 Latvia Edgars Kalnars KO 1 (6), 1:25 2011-10-20 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-0 Hungary Zsolt Zathureczky TKO 1 (6), 2:05 2011-05-21 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-0 Mexico Wilfrido Leal KO 6 (6), 1:13 2011-04-08 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-0 Canada David Whittom MD 4 (4) 2011-02-11 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-0 United States Ramon Hayes UD4 (4) 2009-11-07 Canada Casino de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-0 Canada Stephane Tessier UD 4 (4) 2009-10-03 Canada Casino de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-0 United States Joe Stofle TKO 3 (4), 1:33 2009-08-28 Canada Casino de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec Rivas's Professional Debut.

References

External links