Alejandro Rivas
Alejandro "Alex" Rivas Concepcion is a Spanish kickboxer currently fighting out of Team Jesus Cabello.
Alejandro Rivas | |
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Born | Alejandro Rivas Concepcion February 12, 2001 El Puerto de Santa María, Spain |
Other names | El Puma |
Nationality | Spanish |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) |
Style | Kickboxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Seville, Spain |
Team | Team Jesus Cabello |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 55 |
Wins | 48 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 1 |
As of May 2019, he was ranked the #3 Strawweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]
Biography and career
In 2018 Rivas became renowned when he got an upset decision win over K-1 featherweight title holder Yuta Murakoshi at only 17 years old. He then faced K-1 Super Bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei in the quarter-final of the 2019 K-1 World Super Bantamweight Tournament and lost by first round TKO.
In August 2019, Rivas signed a two-year contract with the ONE Championship organization.[2] He is scheduled to make his promotional debut against ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a non-title kickboxing match at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021.
Titles
Amateur
Pro Kickboxing record
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2019-06-30 | Loss | Yoshiki Takei | K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (2 knockdowns rule) | 1 | ||
2018-11-03 | Win | Yuta Murakoshi | K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament | Saitama, Japan | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-06-09 | Loss | Thai Barlow | Enfusion Newcastle | Newcastle, England | Decision (Extra round) | 4 | 3:00 | |
2018-03-10 | Loss | Helder Victor | Dynamite Fight Night 32 | Albufeira, Portugal | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-01-27 | Loss | Frederico Cordeiro | Brothers League VII | Portugal | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-05-27 | Loss | Manu Gomez | Shocktime Promotions | Spain | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-05-06 | Loss | Evan Jays | Muay Thai Grand Prix 2 | London, England | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
References
- Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2019". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Instagram".
- "El alcalde recibe a los jóvenes boxeadores portuenses tras los últimos títulos conseguidos". El Puerto de Santa Maria. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Alejandro Rivas "El Puma", campeón europeo de Full Contact". 2 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "El portuense Alejandro Rivas 'El Puma' se proclama campeón de España de Kickboxing". Cádiz Directo - Noticias de Cádiz y Provincia - Información Cádiz - Sucesos y Opinión. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2019.