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Richie Rivera Secures 25th Victory
With First Round TKO In Colombia
Star Boxing kept busy over the weekend as top world rated
light heavyweight RICHIE “POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN RIVERA (now
25-1 19KO’s) and cruiserweight LYUBOMYR “DEMOLITION MAN”
PINCHUK (now 14-4-2 8KO’s) laced up the gloves in separate
shows from different parts of the globe.
Richie Rivera in Colombia
In Malambo Colombia, Richie Rivera took on Yuri Mendez in a
scheduled 10-round light heavyweight bout, in which Rivera
wasted no time slugging away at the outgunned Mendez. A
thudding body shot just 54 seconds into round number one,
sent Mendez to the canvas, where he remained forcing referee
Leonel Mercado to wave off the action. With the TKO victory,
Richie Rivera, who is currently world rated #6 (WBA), #6
(WBO - at cruiserweight), #8 (WBC), #11 (IBF), 8 (WBC),
improved to 25-1 with 19 wins coming by way of knockout.
Rivers is looking ahead to a significant fight that will
lead him to a world championship opportunity in the very
near future.
Lyubomry Pinchuk in Pennsylvania
Simultaneously in Washington, Pennsylvania, another “Summer
Slugfest” was presented as Star Boxing’s Lyubomyr Pinchuk
went to battle with Anthony Holloway over a competitive
8-round cruiserweight bout. Both men remained active over
the course of the bout, with Pinchuk seemingly getting the
better of most exchanges. While Holloway had his moments in
the bout, Pinchuk’s ring generalship dictated the fight. To
the surprise of many in attendance, the bout was declared a
draw. 79-72 Pinchuk, 75-77 Holloway, 76-76 draw. Pinchuk is
now 14-4-2 8KO’s.
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