Óscar Rivas

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

4 February 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.[2] In the Pan-American 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.[3]

In Chicago, at the 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships he stopped Dominican Lequan Carlisle but lost to eventual silver medalist Vyacheslav Glazkov 7:23.[4]

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

At the Olympics he upset European champion Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria 11:5, but lost to Italian world champion and eventual Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle 5:9.[7]

He turned pro in 2009 for Yvon Michel in Canada and his current record stands at 26 wins and 1 loss with 18 knockouts. He challenged British Heavyweight Dillian Whyte for the vacant WBC interim title. Although being able to knock down Whyte in the ninth round, he lost the fight by unanimous decision, therefore losing his unbeaten record.

• Boxing record for Óscar Rivas from BoxRec
• 2008 Olympics results