Adonis Rivas

Adonis Rivas
Adonis Rivas
Born	Adonis Antonio Rivas Ordóñez; December 7, 1972 (age 51); León, León, Nicaragua
Nationality	Nicaraguan
Other names	Caballo (Horse)
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight; Super flyweight
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	43
Wins	22
Wins by KO	10
Losses	15
Draws	4
No contests	2

Template:Spanish name 2 Adonis Antonio Rivas Ordóñez (born December 7, 1972) is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division.

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 Alcázar 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.

External links

Boxing record for Adonis Rivas from BoxRec (registration required)

Achievements
Preceded by Diego Morales	WBO junior-bantamweight champion November 20, 1999 - June 16, 2001	Succeeded by Pedro Alcázar
New title	WBO flyweight champion Interim Title May 4, 2002 – May, 2002 Promoted	Vacant
Preceded by Fernando Montiel	WBO flyweight champion May, 2002 - July 13, 2002	Succeeded by Omar Andrés Narváez

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