Adonis Rivas

Adonis Rivas
Statistics
Real name	Adonis Antonio Rivas Ordóñez
Nickname(s)	Caballo (Horse)
Rated at	Flyweight Super flyweight
Nationality	Nicaraguan
Born	(1972-12-07) December 7, 1972 León, León, Nicaragua
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	40
Wins	22
Wins by KO	10
Losses	13
Draws	4
No contests	1

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Ordóñez.

Adonis Antonio Rivas Ordóñez (born December 7, 1972 in León, Nicaragua) is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division.

Boxing career

Rivas turned professional in 1995 and captured the WBO super flyweight title with a decision win over Diego Morales 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.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Adonis Rivas from BoxRec

Sporting positions
Preceded by Diego Morales	WBO Super Flyweight Champion 1999-11-20 – 2001-06-16	Succeeded by Pedro Alcázar
Preceded by Fernando Montiel Vacated	WBO Flyweight Champion 2002-05-04 – 2002-07-13	Succeeded by Omar Andrés Narváez