On July 19, 2002, a 33-year-old Wilfredo Rivera (33-6-1, 20 KOs) and Alfredo Cuevas met in the ring.
Rivera came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Wilfredo Rivera lost to Alfredo Cuevas via TKO in the 7th round, and adds a loss to his record at 33-7-1.
On May 31, 2002, a 33-year-old Wilfredo Rivera (33-5-1, 20 KOs) and Michael Lerma met in the ring.
Rivera came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days.
Wilfredo Rivera lost to Michael Lerma via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 33-6-1.
On May 5, 2001, a 32-year-old Wilfredo Rivera (32-4-1, 20 KOs) and a 23-year-old American boxer Fernando Vargas (20-1, 18 KOs) met in the ring.
Rivera came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days. Vargas was on a -1-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 3 days.
Fernando Vargas stopped Wilfredo Rivera via TKO in the 6th round. Vargas improves his record to 21-1 (19 KOs), while Rivera adds a loss to his record at 32-5-1.
On September 25, 1999, a 30-year-old Wilfredo Rivera (30-3-1, 19 KOs) and a 28-year-old American boxer Shane Mosley (32-0, 30 KOs) met in the ring.
Rivera came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Mosley was on a 32-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
Shane Mosley stopped Wilfredo Rivera via KO in the 10th round. Mosley improves his record to 33-0 (31 KOs), while Rivera adds a loss to his record at 30-4-1.
On December 6, 1997, a 28-year-old Wilfredo Rivera (27-2-1, 18 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBC title held by 24-year-old American boxer Oscar De La Hoya (26-0, 21 KOs).
Rivera came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days. De La Hoya was on a 26-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Oscar De La Hoya stopped Wilfredo Rivera via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. De La Hoya improves his record to 27-0 (22 KOs), while Rivera adds a loss to his record at 27-3-1.
On September 20, 1996, Wilfredo Rivera and Pernell Whitaker met again in an immediate rematch.
Rivera came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days. Whitaker was on a 6-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
Pernell Whitaker defeated Wilfredo Rivera via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. Whitaker improves his record to 39-1-1, while Rivera adds a loss to his record at 23-2-1.
On April 12, 1996, a 26-year-old Wilfredo Rivera (23-0-1, 14 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBC title held by 32-year-old American boxer Pernell Whitaker (37-1-1, 16 KOs).
Rivera came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days. Whitaker was on a 5-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Pernell Whitaker defeated Wilfredo Rivera via split decision and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. Whitaker improves his record to 38-1-1, while Rivera adds a loss to his record at 23-1-1.