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Total Fights | 43 |
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Wins | 35 |
Losses | 7 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 21 |
KO Losses | 4 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 17 years and three months, Wilfredo Rivera fought 43 times with 35 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw.
Rivera retired from professional boxing with a record of 35-7-1. He was a three-time welterweight world title challenger. He had a 48.8% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 21 of his total 43 fights being knockout wins. Rivera suffered four knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Oscar De La Hoya in a welterweight title fight.
His last fight was a 8-round unanimous decision victory over Darien Ford on July 10, 2005.
Some of Rivera's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Carlos Palomino, Mark Hammon, Alex Lubo, Benjie Marquez, Jimmie Morgan, and Gerald Coleman.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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43 | Jul 10, 2005 | 36 | Darien Ford | Win | UD |
42 | May 7, 2005 | 36 | Jeff Carpenter | Win | TKO2 |
41 | Jul 19, 2002 | 33 | Alfredo Cuevas | Loss | TKO7 |
40 | May 31, 2002 | 33 | Michael Lerma | Loss | UD |
39 | Mar 1, 2002 | 32 | Anthony Ivory | Win | UD |
38 | May 5, 2001 | 32 | Fernando Vargas | Loss | TKO6 |
37 | Jan 7, 2001 | 31 | Rob Bleakley | Win | UD |
36 | Jul 21, 2000 | 31 | Gerald Coleman | Win | TKO4 |
35 | Sep 25, 1999 | 30 | Shane Mosley | Loss | KO10 |
34 | Jul 16, 1999 | 30 | Jimmie Morgan | Win | TKO1 |
33 | Apr 21, 1999 | 29 | Angel Hernandez | Win | UD |
32 | May 30, 1998 | 29 | Carlos Palomino | Win | UD |
31 | Dec 6, 1997 | 28 | Oscar De La Hoya | Loss * | TKO8 |
30 | Sep 12, 1997 | 28 | Mark Hammon | Win | KO1 |
29 | Jul 25, 1997 | 28 | Benjie Marquez | Win | TKO5 |
28 | Apr 19, 1997 | 27 | Alex Lubo | Win | TKO5 |
27 | Mar 22, 1997 | 27 | Livingstone Bramble | Win | KO3 |
26 | Sep 20, 1996 | 27 | Pernell Whitaker | Loss * | UD |
25 | Apr 12, 1996 | 26 | Pernell Whitaker | Loss * | SD |
24 | Nov 18, 1995 | 26 | Steve Larrimore | Win | TKO2 |
23 | Jul 15, 1995 | 26 | Manuel Hernandez | Win | TKO2 |
22 | Apr 18, 1995 | 25 | Cassius Clay Horne | Win | KO6 |
21 | Jan 25, 1995 | 25 | Roland Rangel | Win | UD |
20 | Sep 12, 1994 | 25 | Rod Sequenan | Win | KO2 |
19 | Jul 22, 1994 | 25 | Carlos Cartagena | Win | TKO2 |
18 | Aug 9, 1993 | 24 | Stephan Johnson | Win | UD |
17 | Jun 28, 1993 | 24 | Lonnie Smith | Win | UD |
16 | Apr 26, 1993 | 23 | Ariel Gabriel Chaves | Win | RTD6 |
15 | Feb 13, 1993 | 23 | Delfino Marin | Win | UD |
14 | Jun 13, 1992 | 23 | Amancio Castro | Win | TKO7 |
13 | Mar 12, 1992 | 22 | Darren McGrew | Win | KO2 |
12 | Nov 27, 1991 | 22 | Idelmar Jose Paisan | Win | UD |
11 | Oct 30, 1991 | 22 | Valentin Ocasio | Win | KO6 |
10 | Jun 21, 1991 | 22 | Francisco Martinez | Win | KO4 |
9 | Sep 6, 1990 | 21 | Jose Luis De Jesus | Win | TKO2 |
8 | Jun 2, 1990 | 21 | Luis De Jesus | Win | TKO3 |
7 | Sep 12, 1989 | 20 | Leavander Johnson | Draw | PTS |
6 | Aug 24, 1989 | 20 | Sean Knight | Win | PTS |
5 | Jul 27, 1989 | 20 | Tomas Hernandez | Win | TKO4 |
4 | Jul 22, 1989 | 20 | Robert Alvarez | Win | UD |
3 | Apr 29, 1989 | 19 | Luis Rivera | Win | PTS |
2 | Jun 6, 1988 | 19 | Agustin Silva | Win | PTS |
1 | Apr 2, 1988 | 18 | Ivan Centeno | Win | TKO4 |
* World-title fight
Wilfredo Rivera is a 54-year old retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was born in San Juan, Puerto on May 4, 1969. He retired without winning a major world title. His professional boxing career spanned more than 17 years — from 1988 to 2005.
Rivera made his professional boxing debut against Ivan Centeno at the age of 18 on April 2, 1988, defeating Centeno via 4th round TKO. He went on to win 5 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 1 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on April 12, 1996 after 24 professional fights, against Pernell Whitaker for the WBC title. He lost to Whitaker via 12 round split decision.
Rivera had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Darien Ford on July 10, 2005. Rivera won the fight via 8 round unanimous decision. It's been 18 years, 9 months, and 16 days since this fight.
Although Rivera had a total of 43 fights, this fight against Pernell Whitaker is the sole highlight of his career.
April 12, 1996: In his first world-title fight, Wilfredo Rivera loses to Pernell Whitaker via 12 round split decision. He was fighting for the WBC welterweight title.
Rivera knocked out 21 of his 43 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 48.8%. Of his total 35 wins, 21 of them were via KO (60%).