Alejandro Rivas

Alejandro Rivas
Born	Alejandro Rivas Concepcion (2001-02-12) February 12, 2001 (age 24) El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Other names	El Puma
Nationality	Spanish
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Seville, Spain
Team	Team Jesus Cabello
Kickboxing record
Total	55
Wins	48
Losses	7
By knockout	1

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

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

Biography and career

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

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

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

• List of male kickboxers

References

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. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. 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.