By Francisco Salazar
Unbeaten featherweight Rafael Rivera will fight veteran Giovanni Caro Saturday night.
The eight round bout will take place at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel in Palm Springs, Calif.
Rivera (23-0-2 1 NC, 15 KOs), who resides in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, has not fought since July 27, when he scored a first round knockout win over Miguel Tamayo.
His most notable win as a pro was a 10 round split decision over former junior featherweight world titleholder Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. in December of 2012.
Caro (27-20-4, 21 KOs) has fought a plethora of world titleholders, contenders, and prospects, serving as an opponent in recent fights.
In his last bout on September, Caro lost a four round unanimous decision to Jorge Gonzalez Luna, who entered the bout with a 2-2 record.
Also on the LiveCo Promotions card, junior welterweight Max Becerra (10-2-2, 7 KOs) will face Hugo Padilla (5-9, 2 KOs) in a six round bout.
Five more bouts will round out the card.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
