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michel 'La zarza ali' rivera

Nation

dominican republic

Date of birth

march 10, 1998 (24 years old)

Height

5 ft 9 (175 cm)

Reach

71 in (180 cm)

Wins

24

Losses

1

Ko's

14

michel rivera bio

michel 'La zarza ali' rivera

Nation

dominican republic

DATE OF BIRTH​

march 10, 1998 (24 years old)

Height

5 ft 9 (175 cm)

REACH​

71 in (180 cm)

wins

24

Losses

1

ko's

14

Notable Opponents

Titles Won

WBC continental americas lightweight
IBFUSBA junior flyweight

Titles Won

WBC continental americas lightweight
IBFUSBA junior flyweight

Background

michel rivera background

Accomplishments

Michel Rivera made his professional debut in 2016 as a Lightweight. He convincingly built up an undefeated record and earned two mid-tier titles in 2020. 

While his competition wasn’t exemplary, he did push through some decent tests in Yankiel Leon and Fidel Maldonado. Late in 2022, he received an opportunity to fight American prospect Frank Martin

The match was held on December 17 in Las Vegas, United States. Facing his toughest test in the undefeated talent, Frank Martin, Rivera stumbled into a unanimous decision loss. 

Boxing Style

michel rivera boxing style

Michel Rivera has shown himself to be well-developed in most of the fundamentals, but he has shown to be rely largely on his jab to get him going. Rivera tends to remain patient and use his jab to land him the best shots, but he is also highly capable of fighting on the inside and pressuring his opponent.

He has shown toughness in his career by being knocked down and continuing to win the same match afterwards, and he carries decent power in his hands with a KO-rate of around 50%.