Mayerlin Rivas: record, next fight and profile →
YouTube Theater, Inglewood - In a WBA super bantamweight title clash, Erika Cruz (17-2, 3 KOs) captured gold when he punched her way to a ten round majority decision over Mayerlin Rivas (17-5-3, 11 KOs).
Diego Pacheco continues to make it look easy at the scale. It’s quite the statement for the 6’4” super middleweight, who checked in at a slender 167.8 pounds for his third straight DAZN-aired main event. Pacheco will face former title challenger Marcelo Coceres, who was 167 pounds for their scheduled 10-round bout Saturday from YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.
Mayerlin Rivas will defend her WBA world super bantamweight title against Erika Cruz at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday November 18, live worldwide on DAZN.
Eddie Hearn is already eying a unification clash for his newest world champion Ellie Scotney. The 25-year-old from Catford won the IBF super bantamweight title by dethroning Cherneka Johnson at Wembley Arena on Saturday night.
Mayerlin Rivas found comfort in a new surrounding that could become her boxing headquarters moving forward. The well-traveled boxer from Maracaibo, Venezuela did not show any signs of ring rust following a 28-month layoff, dominating Ciudad Juarez, Mexico’s Karina Fernandez in the first defense of her WBA junior featherweight title. Rivas floored the Mexican challenger in the opening round and busted open her nose in forcing the fight to be stopped one second into round four Friday evening at Domo Alcalde in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Mayerlin Rivas will defend her WBA world super bantamweight title against Isis Vargas Perez on Friday June 10 live worldwide on DAZN from Mexico, with the show now taking place at the Domo Alcalde in Guadalajara, in the latest installment of Matchroom and DAZN’s fight series in Mexico, in association with Canelo Promotions and Clase Y Talento.
WBA World Super Bantamweight champion Mayerlin Rivas has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom.