Adonis Rivas
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Adonis Antonio Rivas Ordóñez (born 1972-12-07 in León, Nicaragua
) is a professional boxer
in the super flyweight
division.
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.
León, Nicaragua
León is a department in northwestern Nicaragua . It is also the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de León and rivals Granada, Nicaragua, in the number of historic Spanish colonial homes and churches...
) is a professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the super flyweight
Super flyweight
Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight...
division.
Boxing career
Rivas turned professional in 1995 and captured the WBO super flyweight title with a decision win over Diego MoralesDiego Morales
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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
Omar Andrés Narváez
Omar Andrés Narváez is an Argentine southpaw professional boxer in the super flyweight division and is the WBO Junior Bantamweight champion...
. In 2005 and 2006 he lost a pair of bouts against Jorge Arce for the WBC flyweight title.