Oscar Rivas

Rozanski, Babic Easily Make Weight For Vacant WBC Bridgerweight Title Fight

Boxing fans are officially one sleep away from the dawning of a new era in the bridgerweight division. Lukasz Rozanski and Alen Babic both made weight for their globally anticipated vacant WBC bridgerweight title fight, which takes place Saturday o...

Alen Babic-Lukasz Rozanski Ordered For Vacant WBC Bridgerweight Title

The bridgerweight division is poised to crown a new king. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBC has ordered a vacant title fight between Croatia’s Alen Babic and Poland’s Lukasz Rozanski. The need for the fight arose when Oscar Rivas relinquishe...

Shaw Replaces Rivas, To Fight Ajagba In ESPN Main Event 1/14; Vianello-Rice In Co-Feature

Stephan Shaw has accepted a more daunting assignment than he had for January 14. St. Louis’ Shaw was scheduled to box unbeaten Italian heavyweight prospect Guido Vianello in ESPN’s 10-round co-feature that night at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Vero...

Oscar Rivas Suffers Eye Injury, Out Of ESPN Main Event 1/14 With Efe Ajagba

An interesting heavyweight fight scheduled for January 14 was scrapped Wednesday. Quebec-based promoter Yvon Michel announced on Twitter that the contender he represents, Oscar Rivas, suffered an eye injury while sparring recently. On the advice of h...

Efe Ajagba-Oscar Rivas Tops Jan. 14 ESPN Show At Turning Stone Casino

The Top Rank on ESPN 2023 slate kicks off with a high-powered heavyweight doubleheader Saturday, Jan. 14, at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.   The 10-round main event is a battle of big-punching Olympians, as Efe “The Silent Roller...

WBC Convention: Division-By-Division Breakdown Of Ordered Title Fights And Mandatories

The annual WBC convention has once again managed to provide plenty of drama with its series of ordered fights in each weight division. Whether all, most or even some of those sanctioned bouts actually see the light of day is another story.

Oscar Rivas Says He was the Victim of Fraud, Expects to Return to Ring Feb. 25

Heavyweight Oscar Rivas has been out of the ring for nearly a year, but not out of his own volition, according to the boxer.  Rivas, the Montreal-based Colombian who holds the WBC “Bridgerweight” title, has not fought since October of last year, when...

Euro News: Rivas vs. Rozanski, Leon Bunn, Kem Ljungqvist, More

Swiss cruiserweight Benoit Huber (8-2) is the new opponent for Danish heavyweight Kem Ljungqvist (13-0) on September 16 in Nykobing Falster (Denmark). Huber steps in for South African Chris Thompson, who got injured in training.

Oscar Rivas-Lukasz Rozanski Postponed Due To Logistical Issues, New Date Sought

Oscar Rivas’ dream of defending a major title in his birth country is officially on hold. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Rivas’ planned WBC Bridgerweight title defense versus Poland’s Lukasz Rozanski has been postponed. The bout was due to headli...

Oscar Rivas vs. Luckasz Rozanski Set For August 13 in Colombia

Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM), Probellum and Global Jabes 77 held a joint press conference today in Bogota, Colombia, to announce World Boxing Council Bridgerweight world champion Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (28-1, 19 KOs) will make his first title defense Augus...

Trainer of Beterbiev, Makhmudov 'Disappointed' by Sanctioning Bodies’ New Rules

Trainer Marc Ramsay is no fan of the seemingly well-intentioned but, in his view, wrongheaded rash of punitive measures enacted recently by boxing’s major sanctioning bodies.

Oscar Rivas vs. Evgeny Romanov Agreement Reached, Purse Bid Avoided

Today’s scheduled World Boxing Council (WBC) purse bid has been avoided as Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) announces an agreement has been reached with Titov Promotions, which promotes undefeated mandatory challenger Evgeny Romanov (16-0, 11 KOs), of Russia...

Oscar Rivas Pumped Over WBC Title Win, Evgeny Romanov Mandatory Fight Looms

Last Friday in Montreal, Oscar Rivas finally became a world champion when he picked up the WBC's bridgerweight title with a tough unanimous decision win over Ryan Rozicki.

Oscar Rivas Survives Slugfest With Ryan Rozicki, Claims Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight Title

Boxing’s eighteenth weight division has its first ever world champion. Oscar Rivas outlasted unbeaten knockout artist Ryan Rozicki to prevail in the inaugural WBC bridgerweight championship. Judges Joze Manzur (116-111), Juan Carlos Pelayo (115-112)...

Ryan Rozicki Replaces Bryant Jennings, Will Face Oscar Rivas For WBC Bridgerweight Title

A new opponent has been secured for Rivas (27-1, 19KOs), who will now face unbeaten Ryan Rozicki in the inaugural World Boxing Council (WBC) bridgerweight title fight. The event will take place October 22 at L’Olympia in Rivas’ hometown of Montreal,...