Carlos Manuel Rivera
Encyclopedia
Carlos Manuel Rivera is an American professional boxer
in the Featherweight
division and he's his nickname is El Rayo.
In August of 2009, Carlos lost to an undefeated Mexican American
Miguel Angel Garcia
, the bout was televised on TV Azteca
.
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 Featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
division and he's his nickname is El Rayo.
Pro career
On May 8, 2009 Rivera beat the veteran Alex Baba at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa, Florida.In August of 2009, Carlos lost to an undefeated Mexican American
Mexican American
Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...
Miguel Angel Garcia
Miguel Angel Garcia
Miguel Ángel García Cortez is an undefeated Mexican-American boxer in the Featherweight division. García's the current USBA, WBO NABO, and NABF Featherweight champion. Miguel Ángel is trained by his father Eduardo Garcia and former World Champion, his brother Roberto García.-Early life:García is...
, the bout was televised on TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
.