Cosme Rivera
{{Short description|Mexican boxer (born 1976)}}
{{family name hatnote|Rivera|Yucupicio|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox boxer
|image=New gru 017.jpg
|name = Cosme Rivera
|realname =
|nickname= Chino
|weight = Light welterweight
Welterweight
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|7|19|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico
|style = Orthodox
|total =84 |
|wins =43 |
|KO = 28 |
|losses = 37 |
|draws =3 |
|no contests =1 |
}}
Cosme Rivera Yucupicio (born 19 July 1976) is a Mexican professional boxer. He held the WBO–NABO light welterweight title in 1999, the WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title in 2002, the WBA Fedecentro & WBO Latino welterweight titles in 2006 and the WBC Latino light welterweight title in 2011. He also fought for a unified welterweight world title in 2005.
Career
Rivera initially played baseball in his native city of Huatabampo.{{cite news|url=https://www.noroeste.com.mx/deportes/mas-deportes/el-chino-que-nunca-se-rindio-GMNO852015|title="El chino que nunca se rindió"|work=Noroeste|first=Flavio|last=Córdoba|date=15 November 2015|access-date=18 September 2022|language=es}} He began boxing at the age of 15, sneaking out of the house to train at a local gymnasium. In his three years as an amateur, he only had nine bouts.
Rivera had a draw in his professional debut on January 1, 1993 vs. Cachorron Diaz.
Rivera got his first title fight on November 22, 1996 vs. Luis Alejandro Ugalde (7-0) in Tijuana, Mexico for the Baja California State Light Welterweight Title, winning by point in 12 rounds.
In 2003, he knocked out a previously undefeated James Hare in England.{{cite news|url=https://www.noroeste.com.mx/deportes/mas-deportes/regresara-a-la-accion-cosme-chino-rivera-BANO230032|title="Regresará a la acción Cosme 'Chino' Rivera"|work=Noroeste|first=Ricardo|last=González|date=8 November 2015|access-date=18 September 2022|language=es}}
References
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External links
- {{Boxrec|id=009100}}
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Category:Light-welterweight boxers
Category:People from Huatabampo
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