Adonis Antonio Rivas Ordóñez (born 7 December 1972) is a Nicaraguan former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who competed between 1995 and 2014. He is a
world champion in two weight classes, having held the
WBO super flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
title from 1999 to 2001 and the WBO
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of bo ...
title in 2002.
Professional 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.
Professional boxing record
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1972 births
Flyweight boxers
Living people
Nicaraguan male boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
World Boxing Organization champions
World flyweight boxing champions
World super-flyweight boxing champions
World boxing champions
Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games
Pan American Games competitors for Nicaragua
Sportspeople from León, Nicaragua