Oscar Rivas
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Óscar Andres Rivas Torres (born June 6, 1987) is a Colombia
n heavyweight boxer from Valle del Cauca best known to win the Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games
at the age of 19. He also fought at the 2008 Olympics but turned pro in Canada in 2009.
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February 4, 2007 at a PanAm qualifier Rivas scored his biggest win so far by beating two-time American champ Mike Wilson
24:19 in a qualifier in Venezuela but lost to Cuban Robert Alfonso
12:21.
In the 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.
In Chicago at the World Championships 2007 he stopped Dominican Lequan Carlisle but lost to eventual silver medalist Vyacheslav Glazkov
7:23.
At the first Olympic qualifier in March 2008 he lost to American Michael Hunter jr.
; however, in April 2008 he qualified for the 2008 Olympics through the second American qualifier with a 6:5 victory.
At the Olympics he upset Kubrat Pulev
11:5 but lost to world champion and eventual Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle
5:9.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n heavyweight boxer from Valle del Cauca best known to win the Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
at the age of 19. He also fought at the 2008 Olympics but turned pro in Canada in 2009.
Amateur
In Cartagena at the Caribbean Games 2006 the 212 lbs Rivas lost in the first round to Cuban Olympic Bronze medalist Michel López NúñezMichel Lopez Nuñez
Michel López Núñez is a Cuban boxer who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:Olympic Results were:*Defeated Rustam Saidov...
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February 4, 2007 at a PanAm qualifier Rivas scored his biggest win so far by beating two-time American champ Mike Wilson
Mike Wilson (boxer)
Mike Wilson is a US-American pro boxer. He is a former two-time amateur super heavyweight champion...
24:19 in a qualifier in Venezuela but lost to Cuban Robert Alfonso
Robert Alfonso
Robert Leodan Alfonso Acea is a Cuban amateur boxer. He is best known for his victory at the 2007 Pan American games in the super heavyweight division.-Career:...
12:21.
In the main event in Rio he beat Gerardo Bisbal
Gerardo Bisbal
Gerardo Miguel Bisbal Melero Gerardo Miguel Bisbal Melero Gerardo Miguel Bisbal Melero (born 11 September 1984 in Ponce, Puerto Rico is a heavyweight boxer from Puerto Rico. He is best known for having been the first Puerto Rican boxer to win medals in three Central American and Caribbean Games. He...
22:8, Didier Bence
Didier Bence
Didier Bence is a Canadian professional heavyweight boxer from Laval, Quebec. Bence is best known for become a Canadian amateur boxing champion as a teenager and winning bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games, defeating two-time US champion Mike Wilson twice in the process.-Amateur...
by walkover (injured) and reached the final but lost to Alfonso once again, this time 4:8.
In Chicago at the World Championships 2007 he stopped Dominican Lequan Carlisle but lost to eventual silver medalist Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov is a Ukrainian professional boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and Olympic bronze in the super heavyweight division as an amateur.-Amateur:...
7:23.
At the first Olympic qualifier in March 2008 he lost to American Michael Hunter jr.
Michael Hunter (American boxer)
Michael Hunter Jr. is an American heavyweight boxer best known to win the National Super Heavyweight championships in 2007 and 2009. He is the son of Mike "the Bounty" Hunter...
; however, in April 2008 he qualified for the 2008 Olympics through the second American qualifier with a 6:5 victory.
At the Olympics he upset Kubrat Pulev
Kubrat Pulev
Kubrat Venkov Pulev is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.-Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit:At the 2001 world...
11:5 but lost to world champion and eventual Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle
Roberto Cammarelle
Roberto Cammarelle is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 and 2009 as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Biography:...
5:9.