Rivera Stops Pinzon

February 11th, 2008   Tags: Cosme Rivera  

By John Dower: Tough Mexican welterweight Cosme Rivera (31-11-2, 22 KOs) stopped Colombian Raul Pinzon (15-2, 14 KOs) in the 8th round on Friday night to win the World Boxing Association Fedecentro welterweight title at the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, in Miami, Florida. Rivera, 31, known mostly for his losses to Andre Berto, Julio Joel, […]

Berto Defeats Rivera!

July 30th, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Andre Berto, Cosme Rivera  

By David Lahr: Welterweight prospect Andre Berto (19-0, 16 KOs) survived a scare on Friday night after getting knocked down by Cosme Rivera (30-11-2, 21 KOs) in the sixth round at the City Center arena in Saratoga Springs, New York. Berto, 23, was easily cruising along in the bout after having won the first five […]