Wilfredo Rivera was born in San Juan, Puerto on May 4, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on April 2, 1988 against Ivan Centeno. Rivera defeated Centeno via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Rivera got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 24 professional fights. On April 12, 1996 Rivera challenged Pernell Whitaker's WBC welterweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
Rivera's last fight was an unanimous decision victory over Darien Ford at age 36, on July 10, 2005.
Some of Wilfredo Rivera's best fights have been against Carlos Palomino (HOFer) and Livingstone Bramble. For a complete list of Rivera's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Wilfredo Rivera".
Rivera has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Wilfredo Rivera Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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43 | Jul 10, 2005 | 36 | Darien Ford | win | UD 8 |
42 | May 07, 2005 | 36 | Jeff Carpenter | win | TKO 2 |
41 | Jul 19, 2002 | 33 | Alfredo Cuevas | loss | TKO 7 |
40 | May 31, 2002 | 33 | Michael Lerma | loss | UD 10 |
39 | Mar 01, 2002 | 32 | Anthony Ivory | win | UD 6 |
38 | May 05, 2001 | 32 | Fernando Vargas 23 20-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
37 | Jan 07, 2001 | 31 | Rob Bleakley | win | UD 8 |
36 | Jul 21, 2000 | 31 | Gerald Coleman | win | TKO 4 |
35 | Sep 25, 1999 | 30 | Shane Mosley 28 32-0 | loss | KO 10 |
34 | Jul 16, 1999 | 30 | Jimmie Morgan | win | TKO 1 |
33 | Apr 21, 1999 | 29 | Angel Hernandez | win | UD 10 |
32 | May 30, 1998 | 29 | Carlos Palomino 48 31-3-3 | win | UD 10 |
31 | Dec 06, 1997 | 28 | Oscar De La Hoya 24 26-0 | loss | TKO 8 |
30 | Sep 12, 1997 | 28 | Mark Hammon | win | KO 1 |
29 | Jul 25, 1997 | 28 | Benjie Marquez | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Apr 19, 1997 | 27 | Alex Lubo | win | TKO 5 |
27 | Mar 22, 1997 | 27 | Livingstone Bramble 36 38-19-3 | win | KO 3 |
26 | Sep 20, 1996 | 27 | Pernell Whitaker 32 38-1-1 | loss | UD 12 |
25 | Apr 12, 1996 | 26 | Pernell Whitaker 32 37-1-1 | loss | SD 12 |
24 | Nov 18, 1995 | 26 | Steve Larrimore | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Jul 15, 1995 | 26 | Manuel Hernandez | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Apr 18, 1995 | 25 | Cassius Clay Horne | win | KO 6 |
21 | Jan 25, 1995 | 25 | Roland Rangel | win | UD 10 |
20 | Sep 12, 1994 | 25 | Rod Sequenan | win | KO 2 |
19 | Jul 22, 1994 | 25 | Carlos Cartagena | win | TKO 2 |
18 | Aug 09, 1993 | 24 | Stephan Johnson | win | UD 12 |
17 | Jun 28, 1993 | 24 | Lonnie Smith | win | UD 10 |
16 | Apr 26, 1993 | 23 | Ariel Gabriel Chaves | win | RTD 6 |
15 | Feb 13, 1993 | 23 | Delfino Marin | win | UD 8 |
14 | Jun 13, 1992 | 23 | Amancio Castro | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Mar 12, 1992 | 22 | Darren McGrew | win | KO 2 |
12 | Nov 27, 1991 | 22 | Idelmar Jose Paisan | win | UD 10 |
11 | Oct 30, 1991 | 22 | Valentin Ocasio | win | KO 4 |
10 | Jun 21, 1991 | 22 | Francisco Martinez | win | KO 4 |
9 | Sep 06, 1990 | 21 | Jose Luis De Jesus | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jun 02, 1990 | 21 | Luis De Jesus | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Sep 12, 1989 | 20 | Leavander Johnson | draw | PTS 4 |
6 | Aug 24, 1989 | 20 | Sean Knight | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Jul 27, 1989 | 20 | Tomas Hernandez | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Jul 22, 1989 | 20 | Robert Alvarez | win | UD 4 |
3 | Apr 29, 1989 | 19 | Luis Rivera | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Jun 06, 1988 | 19 | Agustin Silva | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Apr 02, 1988 | 18 | Ivan Centeno | win | TKO 4 |