Alejandro Rivas
| Alejandro Rivas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alejandro Rivas Concepcion February 12, 2001 El Puerto de Santa María, Spain |
| Other names | El Puma |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Seville, Spain |
| Team | Team Jesus Cabello |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 55 |
| Wins | 48 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
Alejandro "Alex" Rivas Concepcion is a Spanish kickboxer currently fighting out of Team Jesus Cabello.
As of May 2019, he was ranked the #3 Strawweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]
Biography and Career
In 2018 Rivas became renowned when he got an upset decision win over K-1 featherweight title holder Yuta Murakoshi at only 17 years old. He then faced K-1 Super Bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei in the quarter-final of the 2019 K-1 World Super Bantamweight Tournament and lost by first round TKO.
In August 2019, Rivas signed a two-year contract with the ONE Championship organization.[2] He is scheduled to make his promotional debut against ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a non-title kickboxing match at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021.
Titles
Amateur
- 2017 WKPF Intercontinental -57 kg Champion[3]
- 2015 ISKA Amateur full-contact Europe Champion[4]
- 2015 ISKA Amateur K-1 rules Spain Champion[5]
Pro Kickboxing record
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See also
References
- ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2019". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dzuW7IlCL/
- ^ "El alcalde recibe a los jóvenes boxeadores portuenses tras los últimos títulos conseguidos". El Puerto de Santa Maria. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Alejandro Rivas "El Puma", campeón europeo de Full Contact". 2 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "El portuense Alejandro Rivas 'El Puma' se proclama campeón de España de Kickboxing". Cádiz Directo - Noticias de Cádiz y Provincia - Información Cádiz - Sucesos y Opinión. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2019.