Michel Rivera: record, next fight and profile →
LAS VEGAS - The sport or boxing’s most highly anticipated fight finally takes place on Saturday night when Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford square off to crown the king of the welterweight division.
Frank Martin determined while watching footage of Artem Harutyunyan that he beat a better boxer in his last fight. Martin’s dominant performance against previously unbeaten Dominican contender Michel Rivera represented the most impressive victory of the ascending southpaw’s five-year pro career. The Armenian-born Harutyunyan is undefeated as well, yet he has utilized an unconventional, vastly different style than Rivera to reach 12-0 (7 KOs).
Lightweight contender Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera (24-1) is anxiously awaiting his return to the ring. He was last in action on December 17th when he dropped a unanimous decision to rising lightweight Frank Martin in Las Vegas, Nevada in a Showtime televised main event.
The confidence of Michel Rivera was through the roof following his victory over Jerry Perez. The reward for dragging his record to a perfect 24-0 seemed to be an appropriate one, a showdown against Frank Martin.
Michel Rivera was granted mercy for his drug testing suspension. The Dominican lightweight was issued a six-month suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which stemmed from a positive drug test surrounding his lopsided defeat to Frank Martin last December 17 at The
A probable suspension awaits Michel Rivera following the first loss of his pro career. The Dominican lightweight remains under indefinite suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which BoxingScene.com confirmed stems from a positive drug test surrounding his lopsided defeat to Frank Martin last December 17 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Rivera tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene, both of which are on the banned list under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code.
LAS VEGAS – Michel Rivera has worked tirelessly since he moved from the Dominican Republic to Miami five years ago in pursuit of his dream to become a lightweight world champion.
It was the kind of fight fans say they want more of. It was the kind of performance boxing can never get enough of. Placed in a high pressure, high attention situation, lightweight Frank Martin kept cool and delivered a statement. Perceived by some as a 50-50 fight going in, Martin arguably pitched a shutout against Michel Rivera. A clash of young undefeated talents on the rise gave us a genuine contender in a loaded field.
LAS VEGAS – Frank Martin was certain while preparing to box Michel Rivera on Saturday night that he had already beaten a better Dominican lightweight contender this year. Jackson Marinez already had two losses on his record when Martin stopped him in the 10th round July 9 at Alamodome
LAS VEGAS – Frank Martin wasn’t disappointed that he didn’t knock out Michel Rivera on Saturday night. Martin was satisfied with his performance because the Detroit native dominated an undefeated lightweight contender in what was the most significant fight of the southpaw’s five-year pro career. That said, Martin felt afterward that he missed opportunities during their 12-round, 135-pound bout to punctuate his victory with a knockout.