Carlos Manuel Rivera

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Carlos Manuel Rivera (born January 1, 1978) is an American professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent, who fights in the Featherweight division. His nickname is El Rayo. [1]

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Pro career

On May 8, 2009 Rivera beat the veteran Alex Baba at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa, Florida. [2]

In August 2009, Carlos lost to an undefeated Mikey Garcia, the bout was televised on TV Azteca. [3]

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References

  1. "Carlos Rivera - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  2. "BoxRec Boxing Records". Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  3. "BoxRec Boxing Records". Archived from the original on 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2011-01-08.