Yazmín Rivas


Yazmín Rusita Rivas Hernandez is a Mexican professional boxer. She has held world championships in three weight classes, including the World Boxing Association female super flyweight title in 2005; the International Boxing Federation female bantamweight title from 2011 to 2013; the World Boxing Council female bantamweight title from 2014 to 2016; and the WBA female super bantamweight title in 2018.

Professional career

Aged just 13, Rivas made her professional debut on 9 November 2001, scoring a first-round technical knockout victory against Angeles Mosso in Mexico.
After compiling a record of 7–2, she defeated Martha Leticia Arevalo via ten-round unanimous decision to capture the vacant Mexican interim female bantamweight title on 21 August 2004, at the Palenque de la Expo in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico. Two judges scored the bout 100–93 and the third scored it 99–91.
In her next fight she faced Lucia Avalos for the inaugural WBA female super flyweight title on 28 February 2005, at the Palenque del Hipódromo de Agua Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico. Rivas captured her first world title via UD, with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 99–91 and 97–93.
Four fights later she moved up in weight to challenge for a second world championship, the WBC female bantamweight title, against reigning champion Kwang Ok Kim on 21 October 2005, at the Jungjuyoung Gymnasium in Pyongyang, North Korea. Rivas suffered the third defeat of her career, losing by UD over ten rounds.
Following the defeat she went on a five-fight winning streak before moving up another weight class to challenge Marcela Acuña for the WBC female super bantamweight title. The bout took place on 20 April 2007, at the Andes Talleres Sport Club in Godoy Cruz, Argentina. Rivas lost by UD, with one judge scoring the bout 100–88 and the other two scoring it 99–90.
Two fights later she suffered another defeat after moving up another weight class, losing by UD against WIBF featherweight champion Ina Menzer on 28 July 2007, at the Burg-Waechter Castello in Düsseldorf, Germany. The judges' scorecards read 100–90, 99–91 and 99–92.
Following two wins she faced Jackie Nava for the WBC interim female super bantamweight title, losing via UD on 17 May 2008, at the Plaza Monumental in Aguascalientes City, Mexico.
After two years out of the ring, Rivas returned to action in January 2010 to score a UD victory against Magdalena Leija before facing Zulina Muñoz for the vacant WBC Youth female bantamweight title. The bout took place on 27 March 2010 at the Deportivo Trabajadores del Metro in Mexico City, Mexico. Rivas suffered the seventh defeat of her career, losing by UD with the judges' scorecards reading 97–93, 97–93 and 96–94.
In 2011 she participated in the reality TV show Champions Challenge. Out of four bouts on the show, she scored three wins and a draw, all of which are listed by BoxRec as no contests as the events were not sanctioned by the Mexican boxing commission.
Following her appearance on Champions Challenge, Rivas defeated Gabriela Gonzalez via ninth-round corner retirement on 14 July 2011, capturing the vacant NABF female flyweight title at Jose Cuervo Salon in Mexico City.
She next faced former world champion Susie Ramadan for the vacant IBF female bantamweight title on 15 October 2011, at the Centro Internacional de Convenciones in Chetumal, Mexico. Rivas defeated Ramadan via ten-round split decision to become a two-weight world champion. Two judges scoring the bout 97–93 in favour of Rivas while the third scored it 96–94 for Ramadan.
Following four successful defences of her title, she faced Jessica Gonzalez for the WBC interim bantamweight title on 2 November 2013, at the Auditorio General Arteaga in Querétaro, Mexico. Rivas suffered the eighth defeat of her career, losing via SD over ten rounds. Rivas' IBF title was not up for grabs.
She bounced back from this defeat with a UD victory against Calista Silgado on 18 January 2014, capturing the vacant WBC Silver female super bantamweight title at the Complejo Panamericano de Voleibol in Guadalajara, Mexico, before facing former world champion Alesia Graf for the vacant WBC female bantamweight title. The bout took place on 28 June 2014 at the Centro de Espectáculos in Epazoyucan, Mexico, with Rivas emerging the victor via ten-round UD. One judge scored the bout 99–91 and the other two scored it 98–90.
She successfully defended her title four times–including a rematch against Ramadan–before facing Catherine Phiri on 30 January 2016, at the Centro de Convenciones in Rosarito Beach, Mexico. The fight was stopped at the end of the sixth round, on advice from the ringside doctor, after Rivas suffered a cut from an accidental clash of heads, with the result relying in the judges' scorecards. Rivas was handed her ninth defeat, losing via technical decision, with two judges scoring the six completed rounds 59–55 and 58–55 in favour of Phiri, while the third judge scored the bout even at 57–57.
She next fought Ana María Lozana for the vacant WBC interim female bantamweight title on 14 May 2016, at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The bout ended in a third-round technical draw after Rivas was again cut from an accidental clash of heads, leaving the WBC interim title vacant.
She next had a rematch against Jessica Gonzalez on 27 August 2016, at the Palenque de la Feria in Gómez Palacio, Mexico, with the vacant WBC International female super bantamweight title on the line. Rivas evened the score with her former foe, winning via SD with two judges scoring the bout 96–94 and 96–94 in favour of Rivas while the third judge scored it 96–97 for Gonzalez.
Following the win, she challenged four-weight world champion Amanda Serrano for Serrano's WBO female super bantamweight title. The bout took place on 14 January 2017 at the Barclays Center in New York City. In a fight which was the first English-language women's world title contest to be aired on national television in the U.S., Rivas suffered the tenth defeat of her career, losing via ten-round UD with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 98–92 and 97–93. According to CompuBox, Rivas landed 97 out of 332 power punches while Serrano landed 177 out of 431.
After a UD victory against Nazly Maldonado in March 2017, Rivas won the WBC International title for a second time with a SD victory against Yareli Larios on 21 October at the Estadio Centenario in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
In her next fight she challenged WBA female super bantamweight champion Liliana Palmera on 19 May 2018, at the Coliseo Miguel "Happy" Lora in Montería, Columbia. Rivas knocked the champion to the canvas in the fifth round. Palmera was able to make it back to her feet before the referee's count of ten only to be on the receiving end of a sustained attack, prompting the referee to call a halt to the contest, handing Rivas a fifth-round TKO victory to become a three-weight world champion.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
58Loss40–13–1 Magali RodriguezUD829 Mar 2024Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
57Loss40–12–1 Samantha WorthingtonUD1020 Jan 2024Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USAFor the vacant UBO super lightweight title
56Loss40–11–1 Miranda ReyesUD68 Sep 2023Volcan, Houston, Texas, USA
55Win40–10–1 Ana María LozanoUD1022 Jun 2019 Ahualulco de Mercado, Mexico
54Win39–10–1 Cristina Del Valle PachecoUD1010 Nov 2018Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, MexicoRetained WBA female super bantamweight title
53Win38–10–1 Liliana PalmeraTKO5, 1:4519 May 2018 Coliseo Miguel "Happy" Lora, Montería, ColumbiaWon WBA female super bantamweight title
52Win37–10–1 Yareli LariosSD1021 Oct 2017 Estadio Centenario, Cuernavaca, MexicoWon vacant WBC International female super bantamweight title
51Win36–10–1 Nazly MaldonadoUD104 Mar 2017Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Mexico
50Loss35–10–1 Amanda SerranoUD1014 Jan 2017Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.For WBO female super bantamweight title
49Win35–9–1 Jessica GonzalezSD1027 Aug 2016 Palenque de la Feria, Gómez Palacio, MexicoWon vacant WBC International female super bantamweight title
48Draw34–9–1 Ana María LozanoTD3 14 May 2016Gimnasio UAT, Reynosa, MexicoFor vacant WBC interim female bantamweight title;
Fight stopped after Rivas was cut from an accidental head clash
47Loss34–9 Catherine Phiri6, 3:0030 Jan 2016Centro de Convenciones, Rosarito Beach, MexicoLost WBC female bantamweight title;
Fight stopped after Rivas was cut from an accidental head clash, Phiri declared winner by MD
46Win34–8 Kandy SandovalUD1029 Aug 2015El Domo, San Luis Potosí City, MexicoRetained WBC female bantamweight title
45Win33–8 Simone Aparecida da SilvaTKO6, 1:3723 May 2015Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, MexicoRetained WBC female bantamweight title
44Win32–8 Celina SalazarUD1014 Mar 2015Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, MexicoRetained WBC female bantamweight title
43Win31–8 Susie RamadanUD1025 Oct 2014Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, MexicoRetained WBC female bantamweight title
42Win30–8 Alesia GrafUD1028 Jun 2014Centro Espectáculos, Epazoyucan, MexicoWon vacant WBC female bantamweight title
41Win29–8 Calista SilgadoUD1018 Jan 2014Complejo Panamericano de Voleibol, Guadalajara, MexicoWon vacant WBC Silver female super bantamweight title
40Loss28–8 Jessica GonzalezSD102 Nov 2013Auditorio General Arteaga, Querétaro, MexicoFor vacant WBC interim female bantamweight title
39Win28–7 Kimika MiyoshiUD1029 Jun 2013Unidad Deportiva López Mateos, Apatzingán, MexicoRetained IBF female bantamweight title
38Win27–7 Maria Elena VillalobosSD102 Feb 2013Auditorio General Arteaga, Querétaro, MexicoRetained IBF female bantamweight title
37Win26–7 Mayerlin RivasUD103 Nov 2012Unidad Deportiva El Chamizal, Zamora, MexicoRetained IBF female bantamweight title
36Win25–7 Nydia FelicianoUD1023 Jun 2012Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, Puebla, MexicoRetained IBF female bantamweight title
35Win24–7 Edith Soledad MatthysseUD104 Feb 2012Gimnasio de las Liebres, Río Bravo, MexicoRetained IBF female bantamweight title
34Win23–7 Susie RamadanSD1015 Oct 2011Centro Internacional de Convenciones, Chetumal, MexicoWon vacant IBF female bantamweight title
33Win22–7 Gabriela Gonzalez9, 2:0014 Jul 2011Jose Cuervo Salon, Mexico City, MexicoWon vacant WBC-NABF female flyweight title
32NC21–7 Linda Laura LeccaUD69 Apr 2011Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MexicoUnsanctioned bout on Champions Challenge reality TV show;
Rivas declared winner by UD
31NC21–7 Irma GarciaPTS69 Apr 2011Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MexicoUnsanctioned bout on Champions Challenge reality TV show;
Result was announced as a draw
30NC21–7 Jennifer SantiagoUD62 Apr 2011Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MexicoUnsanctioned bout on Champions Challenge reality TV show;
Rivas declared winner by UD
2921–7 Crystal HoyUD626 Mar 2011Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MexicoUnsanctioned bout on Champions Challenge reality TV show;
Rivas declared winner by UD
28Loss21–7Zulina MuñozUD1027 Mar 2010Deportivo Trabajadores del Metro, Iztacalco, MexicoFor vacant WBC Youth female bantamweight title
27Win21–6Magdalena LeijaUD61 Jan 2010Gimnasio Municipal, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
26Win20–6Jackie NavaUD1017 May 2008Plaza Monumental, Aguascalientes City, MexicoFor WBC interim female super bantamweight title
25Win20–5Lina RamirezUD1029 Feb 2008Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
24Win19–5Alicia ReyesUD81 Jan 2008Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
23Loss18–5Ina MenzerUD1028 Jul 2007Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, GermanyFor WIBF featherweight title
22Win18–4Diana DiazTKO2 7 Jul 2007 Arena Kid Azteca, Ciudad Altamirano, Mexico
21Loss17–4Marcela AcuñaUD1020 Apr 2007Andes Talleres Sport Club, Godoy Cruz, ArgentinaFor WBA female super bantamweight title
20Win17–3Elizabeth AguillonKO1, 2:452 Feb 2007Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico
19Win16–3Rocio VazquezUD103 Nov 2006Camino Real Hotel, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
18Win15–3Silvia ZúñigaPTS81 Apr 2006 Plaza Los Tres Presidentes, Guaymas, Mexico
17Win14–3Silvia ZúñigaUD831 Mar 2006Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
16Win13–3Lina RamirezSD81 Jan 2006Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
15Loss12–3Kwang Ok KimUD1021 Oct 2005Jungjuyoung Gymnasium, Pyongyang, North KoreaFor WBC female bantamweight title
14Win12–2Martha Leticia ArevaloTKO6 2 Sep 2005Centro de Espectáculos Modelo, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
13Win11–2Susana MoralesUD824 Jun 2005Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico
12Win10–2Adriana MorenoTKO1 3 Jun 2005Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Mexico
11Win9–2Lucia AvalosUD1028 Feb 2005Palenque del Hipódromo de Agua Caliente, Tijuana, MexicoWon vacant WBA female super flyweight title
10Win8–2Martha Leticia ArevaloUD1021 Aug 2004Palenque de la Expo, Ciudad Obregón, MexicoWon vacant Mexican interim female bantamweight title
9Win7–2Martha Leticia ArevaloUD616 Jul 2004Auditorio General Arteaga, Querétaro City, Mexico
8Loss6–2Jackie NavaUD624 Apr 2004Palenque de Gallos, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
7Win6–1Guadalupe MarroquinTKO1, 1:5412 Mar 2004 Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
6Win5–1Lina Ramirez628 Nov 2003 Gómez Palacio, Mexico
5Win4–1Maria del Refugio Sanchez1 1 Jan 2003Mexico
4Loss3–1Lorena Roque62 Aug 2002Arena Olimpíco Laguna, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
3Win3–0Soraya Paniagua617 May 2002Guadalajara, Mexico
2Win2–0Marisol DominguezTKO2 15 Dec 2001Mexico
1Win1–0Angeles Mosso1 9 Nov 2001Mexico