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Antonio Rivera

Antonio Rivera held the IBF featherweight world title between 1986 and 1988. Rivera first became a world champion aged 22 after winning the IBF featherweight world title by beating Chung Ki-young.

World title bouts
6
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
1–5
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (IBF featherweight, 1986–1988)
1 year, 4 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1986 – Jan 1997

LightweightWBO
Super FeatherweightWBO
FeatherweightIBF
1986age 221987age 231988age 241989age 251990age 261991age 271992age 281993age 291994age 301995age 311996age 321997age 33
198619881990199219941996

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1996

  2. Artur Grigorian beats Antonio Rivera via knockout 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  3. 1993

  4. Giovanni Parisi beats Antonio Rivera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  5. 1991

  6. Dingaan Thobela beats Antonio Rivera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  7. 1989

  8. Kamel Bou Ali beats Antonio Rivera via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  9. 1988

  10. Calvin Grove beats Antonio Rivera via knockout 4/15

    Featherweight · IBF

  11. 1986

  12. The Ring magazine rates Antonio Rivera No. 3 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  13. Antonio Rivera beats Chung Ki-young via knockout 10/15

    Featherweight · IBF