# Yazmín Rivas

Yazmín Rosita Rivas Hernandez (born 17 January 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer. She has held world championships in three weight classes, including the WBA female super flyweight title in 2005; the IBF female bantamweight title from 2011 to 2013; the WBC female bantamweight title from 2014 to 2016; and the WBA female super bantamweight title in 2018.

## Professional career

Aged just 13, Rivas made her professional debut on 9 November 2001, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Angeles Mosso in Mexico.
After compiling a record of 7–2 (4 KOs), she defeated Martha Leticia Arevalo via ten-round unanimous decision (UD) to capture the vacant Mexican interim female bantamweight title on 21 August 2004, at the Palenque de la Expo in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico. Two judges scored the bout 100–93 and the third scored it 99–91.
In her next fight she faced Lucia Avalos for the inaugural WBA female super flyweight title on 28 February 2005, at the Palenque del Hipódromo de Agua Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico. Rivas captured her first world title via UD, with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 99–91 and 97–93.
Four fights later she moved up in weight to challenge for a second world championship, the WBC female bantamweight title, against reigning champion Kwang Ok Kim on 21 October 2005, at the Jungjuyoung Gymnasium in Pyongyang, North Korea. Rivas suffered the third defeat of her career, losing by UD over ten rounds.
Following the defeat she went on a five-fight winning streak before moving up another weight class to challenge Marcela Acuña for the WBC female super bantamweight title. The bout took place on 20 April 2007, at the Andes Talleres Sport Club in Godoy Cruz, Argentina. Rivas lost by UD, with one judge scoring the bout 100–88 and the other two scoring it 99–90.
Two fights later she suffered another defeat after moving up another weight class, losing by UD against WIBF featherweight champion Ina Menzer on 28 July 2007, at the Burg-Waechter Castello in Düsseldorf, Germany. The judges' scorecards read 100–90, 99–91 and 99–92.
Following two wins she faced Jackie Nava for the WBC interim female super bantamweight title, losing via UD on 17 May 2008, at the Plaza Monumental in Aguascalientes City, Mexico.
After two years out of the ring, Rivas returned to action in January 2010 to score a UD victory against Magdalena Leija before facing Zulina Muñoz for the vacant WBC Youth female bantamweight title. The bout took place on 27 March 2010 at the Deportivo Trabajadores del Metro in Mexico City, Mexico. Rivas suffered the seventh defeat of her career, losing by UD with the judges' scorecards reading 97–93, 97–93 and 96–94.
In 2011 she participated in the reality TV show Champions Challenge. Out of four bouts on the show, she scored three wins and a draw, all of which are listed by BoxRec as no contests as the events were not sanctioned by the Mexican boxing commission.
Following her appearance on Champions Challenge, Rivas defeated Gabriela Gonzalez via ninth-round corner retirement (RTD) on 14 July 2011, capturing the vacant NABF female flyweight title at Jose Cuervo Salon in Mexico City.
She next faced former world champion Susie Ramadan for the vacant IBF female bantamweight title on 15 October 2011, at the Centro Internacional de Convenciones in Chetumal, Mexico. Rivas defeated Ramadan via ten-round split decision (SD) to become a two-weight world champion. Two judges scoring the bout 97–93 in favour of Rivas while the third scored it 96–94 for Ramadan.
Following four successful defences of her title, she faced Jessica Gonzalez for the WBC interim bantamweight title on 2 November 2013, at the Auditorio General Arteaga in Querétaro, Mexico. Rivas suffered the eighth defeat of her career, losing via SD over ten rounds. Rivas' IBF title was not up for grabs.
She bounced back from this defeat with a UD victory against Calista Silgado on 18 January 2014, capturing the vacant WBC Silver female super bantamweight title at the Complejo Panamericano de Voleibol in Guadalajara, Mexico, before facing former world champion Alesia Graf for the vacant WBC female bantamweight title. The bout took place on 28 June 2014 at the Centro de Espectáculos in Epazoyucan, Mexico, with Rivas emerging the victor via ten-round UD. One judge scored the bout 99–91 and the other two scored it 98–90.
She successfully defended her title four times–including a rematch against Ramadan–before facing Catherine Phiri on 30 January 2016, at the Centro de Convenciones in Rosarito Beach, Mexico. The fight was stopped at the end of the sixth round, on advice from the ringside doctor, after Rivas suffered a cut from an accidental clash of heads, with the result relying in the judges' scorecards. Rivas was handed her ninth defeat, losing via technical decision (TD), with two judges scoring the six completed rounds 59–55 and 58–55 in favour of Phiri, while the third judge scored the bout even at 57–57.
She next fought Ana María Lozana for the vacant WBC interim female bantamweight title on 14 May 2016, at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The bout ended in a third-round technical draw after Rivas was again cut from an accidental clash of heads, leaving the WBC interim title vacant.
She next had a rematch against Jessica Gonzalez on 27 August 2016, at the Palenque de la Feria in Gómez Palacio, Mexico, with the vacant WBC International female super bantamweight title on the line. Rivas evened the score with her former foe, winning via SD with two judges scoring the bout 96–94 and 96–94 in favour of Rivas while the third judge scored it 96–97 for Gonzalez.
Following the win, she challenged four-weight world champion (now seven-weight champion) Amanda Serrano for Serrano's WBO female super bantamweight title. The bout took place on 14 January 2017 at the Barclays Center in New York City. In a fight which was the first English-language women's world title contest to be aired on national television in the U.S., Rivas suffered the tenth defeat of her career, losing via ten-round UD with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 98–92 and 97–93. According to CompuBox, Rivas landed 97 out of 332 power punches (29 percent) while Serrano landed 177 out of 431 (44 percent).
After a UD victory against Nazly Maldonado in March 2017, Rivas won the WBC International title for a second time with a SD victory against Yareli Larios on 21 October at the Estadio Centenario in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
In her next fight she challenged WBA female super bantamweight champion Liliana Palmera on 19 May 2018, at the Coliseo Miguel "Happy" Lora in Montería, Columbia. Rivas knocked the champion to the canvas in the fifth round. Palmera was able to make it back to her feet before the referee's count of ten only to be on the receiving end of a sustained attack, prompting the referee to call a halt to the contest, handing Rivas a fifth-round TKO victory to become a three-weight world champion.

## Professional boxing record

| 58 fights | 40 wins | 13 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By decision | 29 | 13 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No contests | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 58 | Loss | 40–13–1 (4) | Magali Rodriguez | UD | 8 | 29 March 2024 | Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
| 57 | Loss | 40–12–1 (4) | Samantha Worthington | UD | 10 | 20 Jan 2024 | Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA | For the vacant Universal Boxing Organization super-lightweight World title |
| 56 | Loss | 40–11–1 (4) | Miranda Reyes | UD | 6 | 8 Sep 2023 | Volcan, Houston, Texas, USA | |
| 55 | Win | 40–10–1 (4) | Ana María Lozano | UD | 10 | 22 Jun 2019 | Ahualulco de Mercado, Mexico | |
| 54 | Win | 39–10–1 (4) | Cristina Del Valle Pacheco | UD | 10 | 10 Nov 2018 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | Retained WBA female super bantamweight title |
| 53 | Win | 38–10–1 (4) | Liliana Palmera | TKO | 5 (10), 1:45 | 19 May 2018 | Coliseo Miguel "Happy" Lora, Montería, Columbia | Won WBA female super bantamweight title |
| 52 | Win | 37–10–1 (4) | Yareli Larios | SD | 10 | 21 Oct 2017 | Estadio Centenario, Cuernavaca, Mexico | Won vacant WBC International female super bantamweight title |
| 51 | Win | 36–10–1 (4) | Nazly Maldonado | UD | 10 | 4 Mar 2017 | Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 50 | Loss | 35–10–1 (4) | Amanda Serrano | UD | 10 | 14 Jan 2017 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | For WBO female super bantamweight title |
| 49 | Win | 35–9–1 (4) | Jessica Gonzalez | SD | 10 | 27 Aug 2016 | Palenque de la Feria, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | Won vacant WBC International female super bantamweight title |
| 48 | Draw | 34–9–1 (4) | Ana María Lozano | TD | 3 (10) | 14 May 2016 | Gimnasio UAT, Reynosa, Mexico | For vacant WBC interim female bantamweight title; Fight stopped after Rivas was cut from an accidental head clash |
| 47 | Loss | 34–9 (4) | Catherine Phiri | TD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 30 Jan 2016 | Centro de Convenciones, Rosarito Beach, Mexico | Lost WBC female bantamweight title; Fight stopped after Rivas was cut from an accidental head clash, Phiri declared winner by MD |
| 46 | Win | 34–8 (4) | Kandy Sandoval | UD | 10 | 29 Aug 2015 | El Domo, San Luis Potosí City, Mexico | Retained WBC female bantamweight title |
| 45 | Win | 33–8 (4) | Simone Aparecida da Silva | TKO | 6 (10), 1:37 | 23 May 2015 | Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Mexico | Retained WBC female bantamweight title |
| 44 | Win | 32–8 (4) | Celina Salazar | UD | 10 | 14 Mar 2015 | Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico | Retained WBC female bantamweight title |
| 43 | Win | 31–8 (4) | Susie Ramadan | UD | 10 | 25 Oct 2014 | Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | Retained WBC female bantamweight title |
| 42 | Win | 30–8 (4) | Alesia Graf | UD | 10 | 28 Jun 2014 | Centro Espectáculos, Epazoyucan, Mexico | Won vacant WBC female bantamweight title |
| 41 | Win | 29–8 (4) | Calista Silgado | UD | 10 | 18 Jan 2014 | Complejo Panamericano de Voleibol, Guadalajara, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Silver female super bantamweight title |
| 40 | Loss | 28–8 (4) | Jessica Gonzalez | SD | 10 | 2 Nov 2013 | Auditorio General Arteaga, Querétaro, Mexico | For vacant WBC interim female bantamweight title |
| 39 | Win | 28–7 (4) | Kimika Miyoshi | UD | 10 | 29 Jun 2013 | Unidad Deportiva López Mateos, Apatzingán, Mexico | Retained IBF female bantamweight title |
| 38 | Win | 27–7 (4) | Maria Elena Villalobos | SD | 10 | 2 Feb 2013 | Auditorio General Arteaga, Querétaro, Mexico | Retained IBF female bantamweight title |
| 37 | Win | 26–7 (4) | Mayerlin Rivas | UD | 10 | 3 Nov 2012 | Unidad Deportiva El Chamizal, Zamora, Mexico | Retained IBF female bantamweight title |
| 36 | Win | 25–7 (4) | Nydia Feliciano | UD | 10 | 23 Jun 2012 | Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, Puebla, Mexico | Retained IBF female bantamweight title |
| 35 | Win | 24–7 (4) | Edith Soledad Matthysse | UD | 10 | 4 Feb 2012 | Gimnasio de las Liebres, Río Bravo, Mexico | Retained IBF female bantamweight title |
| 34 | Win | 23–7 (4) | Susie Ramadan | SD | 10 | 15 Oct 2011 | Centro Internacional de Convenciones, Chetumal, Mexico | Won vacant IBF female bantamweight title |
| 33 | Win | 22–7 (4) | Gabriela Gonzalez | RTD | 9 (10), 2:00 | 14 Jul 2011 | Jose Cuervo Salon, Mexico City, Mexico | Won vacant WBC-NABF female flyweight title |
| 32 | NC | 21–7 (4) | Linda Laura Lecca | UD | 6 | 9 Apr 2011 | Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico | Unsanctioned bout on Champions Challenge reality TV show; Rivas declared winner by UD |
| 31 | NC | 21–7 (3) | Irma Garcia | PTS | 6 | 9 Apr 2011 | Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico | Unsanctioned bout on Champions Challenge reality TV show; Result was announced as a draw |
| 30 | NC | 21–7 (2) | Jennifer Santiago | UD | 6 | 2 Apr 2011 | Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico | Unsanctioned bout on Champions Challenge reality TV show; Rivas declared winner by UD |
| 29 | NC | 21–7 (1) | Crystal Hoy | UD | 6 | 26 Mar 2011 | Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico | Unsanctioned bout on Champions Challenge reality TV show; Rivas declared winner by UD |
| 28 | Loss | 21–7 | Zulina Muñoz | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2010 | Deportivo Trabajadores del Metro, Iztacalco, Mexico | For vacant WBC Youth female bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 21–6 | Magdalena Leija | UD | 6 | 1 Jan 2010 | Gimnasio Municipal, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 20–6 | Jackie Nava | UD | 10 | 17 May 2008 | Plaza Monumental, Aguascalientes City, Mexico | For WBC interim female super bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 20–5 | Lina Ramirez | UD | 10 | 29 Feb 2008 | Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 24 | Win | 19–5 | Alicia Reyes | UD | 8 | 1 Jan 2008 | Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 23 | Loss | 18–5 | Ina Menzer | UD | 10 | 28 Jul 2007 | Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany | For WIBF featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 18–4 | Diana Diaz | TKO | 2 (8) | 7 Jul 2007 | Arena Kid Azteca, Ciudad Altamirano, Mexico | |
| 21 | Loss | 17–4 | Marcela Acuña | UD | 10 | 20 Apr 2007 | Andes Talleres Sport Club, Godoy Cruz, Argentina | For WBA female super bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 17–3 | Elizabeth Aguillon | KO | 1 (6), 2:45 | 2 Feb 2007 | Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Rocio Vazquez | UD | 10 | 3 Nov 2006 | Camino Real Hotel, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Silvia Zúñiga | PTS | 8 | 1 Apr 2006 | Plaza Los Tres Presidentes, Guaymas, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Silvia Zúñiga | UD | 8 | 31 Mar 2006 | Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Lina Ramirez | SD | 8 | 1 Jan 2006 | Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 15 | Loss | 12–3 | Kwang Ok Kim | UD | 10 | 21 Oct 2005 | Jungjuyoung Gymnasium, Pyongyang, North Korea | For WBC female bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Martha Leticia Arevalo | TKO | 6 (6) | 2 Sep 2005 | Centro de Espectáculos Modelo, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Susana Morales | UD | 8 | 24 Jun 2005 | Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Adriana Moreno | TKO | 1 (10) | 3 Jun 2005 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Lucia Avalos | UD | 10 | 28 Feb 2005 | Palenque del Hipódromo de Agua Caliente, Tijuana, Mexico | Won vacant WBA female super flyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Martha Leticia Arevalo | UD | 10 | 21 Aug 2004 | Palenque de la Expo, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | Won vacant Mexican interim female bantamweight title |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Martha Leticia Arevalo | UD | 6 | 16 Jul 2004 | Auditorio General Arteaga, Querétaro City, Mexico | |
| 8 | Loss | 6–2 | Jackie Nava | UD | 6 | 24 Apr 2004 | Palenque de Gallos, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Guadalupe Marroquin | TKO | 1 (6), 1:54 | 12 Mar 2004 | Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Lina Ramirez | SD | 6 | 28 Nov 2003 | Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Maria del Refugio Sanchez | KO | 1 (6) | 1 Jan 2003 | Mexico | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 | Lorena Roque | UD | 6 | 2 Aug 2002 | Arena Olimpíco Laguna, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Soraya Paniagua | PTS | 6 | 17 May 2002 | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Marisol Dominguez | TKO | 2 (4) | 15 Dec 2001 | Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Angeles Mosso | TKO | 1 (4) | 9 Nov 2001 | Mexico | |