Alejandro "Alex" Rivas Concepcion is a Spanish kickboxer currently fighting out of Team Jesus Cabello.

Alejandro Rivas
BornAlejandro Rivas Concepcion
(2001-02-12) February 12, 2001 (age 23)
El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Other namesEl Puma
NationalitySpain Spanish
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSeville, Spain
TeamTeam Jesus Cabello
Kickboxing record
Total55
Wins48
Losses7
By knockout1

As of May 2019, he was ranked the #3 Strawweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Biography and career

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In 2018 Rivas became renowned when he got an upset decision win over K-1 featherweight title holder Yuta Murakoshi at only 17 years old. He then faced K-1 Super Bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei in the quarter-final of the 2019 K-1 World Super Bantamweight Tournament and lost by first round TKO.

In August 2019, Rivas signed a two-year contract with the ONE Championship organization.[2] He is scheduled to make his promotional debut against ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a non-title kickboxing match at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021.

Titles

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Amateur

  • 2017 WKPF Intercontinental -57 kg Champion[3]
  • 2015 ISKA Amateur full-contact Europe Champion[4]
  • 2015 ISKA Amateur K-1 rules Spain Champion[5]

Pro Kickboxing record

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Pro Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2019-06-30 Loss   Yoshiki Takei K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 knockdowns rule) 1
2018-11-03 Win   Yuta Murakoshi K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Saitama, Japan Decision 3 3:00
2018-06-09 Loss   Thai Barlow Enfusion Newcastle Newcastle, England Decision (Extra round) 4 3:00
2018-03-10 Loss   Helder Victor Dynamite Fight Night 32 Albufeira, Portugal Decision 3 3:00
2018-01-27 Loss   Frederico Cordeiro Brothers League VII Portugal Decision 3 3:00
2017-05-27 Loss   Manu Gomez Shocktime Promotions Spain Decision 3 3:00
2017-05-06 Loss   Evan Jays Muay Thai Grand Prix 2 London, England Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2019". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Instagram".
  3. ^ "El alcalde recibe a los jóvenes boxeadores portuenses tras los últimos títulos conseguidos". El Puerto de Santa Maria. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Alejandro Rivas "El Puma", campeón europeo de Full Contact". 2 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "El portuense Alejandro Rivas 'El Puma' se proclama campeón de España de Kickboxing". Cádiz Directo - Noticias de Cádiz y Provincia - Información Cádiz - Sucesos y Opinión. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2019.