Óscar Rivas
| Oscar Rivas | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Oscar Andres Rivas Torres |
| Nickname(s) | Kaboom |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nationality |
 Colombia |
| Born |
June 6, 1987 Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 20 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Colombia
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| Men's Boxing | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2007 Rio | Super Heavyweight |
Óscar Andres Rivas Torres (born June 6, 1987) is a Colombian professional heavyweight boxer from Valle del Cauca fighting out of Canada. He is best known to win the amateur Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games at the age of 19. He also fought at the 2008 Olympics.
Amateur
In Cartagena at the Caribbean Games 2006 the 212 lbs Rivas lost in the first round to Cuban Olympic Bronze medalist Michel López Núñez 4:6
February 4, 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.[1] In the PanAmerican 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.[2]
In Chicago at the 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships he stopped Dominican Lequan Carlisle but lost to eventual silver medalist Vyacheslav Glazkov 7:23.[3]
At the first Olympic qualifier in March 2008 he lost to American Michael Hunter jr.;[4] however, in April 2008 he qualified for the 2008 Olympics through the second American qualifier with a 16:4 over Mexican Andy Ruiz and a 6:5 victory over Brazilian Gleison Abreu.[5]
At the Olympics he upset European champion Kubrat Pulev, Bulgaria, 11:5 but lost to Italian world champion and eventual Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle 5:9.[6]
Pro
He turned pro in 2009 for Yvon Michel in Canada and won his first 15 bouts but didn't beat anyone of note.
Professional boxing record
| 20 fights, 20 wins (15 knockouts), ,0 loss[7] | ||||||||
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 20 | Win | 20-0 |  Jeremiah Karpency |
TKO | 3 (10), 1:49 | 29 Jul 2016 |  Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec |
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| 19 | Win | 19-0 | Jeremy Bates |
KO | 1 (8), 1:47 | 04 Jun 2016 | Centre Bell, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 18 | Win | 18-0 | Joey Abell |
KO | 2 (10), 0:46 | 28 Nov 2015 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec |
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| 17 | Win | 17-0 | Jason Pettaway |
TKO | 1 (8) | 26 Jun 2015 | Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington |
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| 16 | Win | 16-0 |  Oezcan Cetinkaya |
TKO | 1 (8) | 04 Apr 2015 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec |
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| 15 | Win | 15-0 | Eric Barrak |
TKO | 2 (8) | 23 Sep 2014 | Casino de Montréal, Quebec |
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| 14 | Win | 14-0 |  Daniel Cota |
TKO | 5 (6) | 22 Aug 2014 | Complexe Sportif Sportscene, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec |
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| 13 | Win | 13-0 |  Shawn Cox |
TKO | 3 (8), 2:53 | 18 Jan 2014 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 12 | Win | 12-0 |  Laszlo Peczeli |
KO | 1 (8), 0:23 | 14 Dec 2012 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 11 | Win | 11-0 | Sylvera Louis |
SD | 8 | 08 Jun 2012 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 10 | Win | 10-0 | Stephane Tessier |
UD | 6 | 20 Apr 2012 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 9 | Win | 9-0 |  Ivica Perkovic |
TKO | 3 (8), 0:51 | 18 Feb 2012 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 8 | Win | 8-0 | Matthew Greer |
TKO | 3 (8), 2:59 | 10 Dec 2011 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 7 | Win | 7-0 |  Edgars Kalnars |
KO | 1 (6), 1:25 | 20 Oct 2011 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 6 | Win | 6-0 | Zsolt Zathureczky |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:05 | 21 May 2011 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Wilfrido Leal |
KO | 6 (6), 1:13 | 08 Apr 2011 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 4 | Win | 4-0 | David Whittom |
MD | 4 | 11 Feb 2011 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Ramon Hayes |
UD | 4 | 07 Nov 2009 | Casino de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Stephane Tessier |
UD | 4 | 03 Oct 2009 | Casino de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec |
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| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Joe Stofle |
TKO | 3 (4), 1:33 | 28 Aug 2009 | Casino de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec |
Rivas's Professional Debut. |