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Rigoberto Riasco

Rigoberto Riasco held the WBC super bantamweight world title in 1976. Riasco was the first WBC super bantamweight world champion.

World title bouts
5
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
3–2
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (WBC super bantamweight, 1976)
6 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1975 – Jan 1977

FeatherweightWBA
The Ring
Super BantamweightWBC
1975age 21Aprage 22JulOct1976Aprage 23JulOct1977
197519761977

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1976

  2. Royal Kobayashi beats Rigoberto Riasco via knockout 8/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  3. Rigoberto Riasco beats Yum Dong-kyun via split decision 15/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  4. Rigoberto Riasco beats Livio Nolasco via knockout 10/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  5. Rigoberto Riasco beats Waruinge Nakayama via corner retirement 8/15

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  6. 1975

  7. Alexis Arguello beats Rigoberto Riasco via knockout 2/15

    Featherweight · WBA and The Ring