All boxersRigoberto Riasco
“El Pequeño Veneno”
Boxing · Deceased26-9-4 (1 NC)RECORD
13WINS BY KO / TKO
13WINS BY DECISION
40PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Rigoberto Rodrigo Riasco Esquivel |
|---|---|
| Nickname | El Pequeño Veneno |
| Date of birth | 11 Jan 1953 |
| Died | 29 Aug 2022 |
| Nationality | Panamanian |
| Birthplace | Panama City, Panama |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Featherweight, Super bantamweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 170 cm (5′7″) |
| Reach | 175 cm (69″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1968–1982 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 25 Aug 1968 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Mário Miranda, 19 Mar 1982 |
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Titles and honours
- WBC super bantamweight champion (1976)
- Panamanian featherweight champion (1972–1976)
Background
Rigoberto Riasco was a Panamanian boxer who won the inaugural WBC super bantamweight title in 1976. He lost the title later that year to Royal Kobayashi in Tokyo.
Fight history
40 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mário Miranda | KO | 4 | 19 Mar 1982 | Plaza de Toros, Cartagena, Colombia | For WBC Continental Americas featherweight title | |
| Loss | Carlos Núñez | Disqualification | 9 | 16 Jan 1982 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Loss | Il Yang | Decision (points) | 10 | 19 Dec 1981 | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Win | Jose Santana | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Aug 1981 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Pascual Patterson | Decision (majority) | 10 | 25 Jul 1981 | Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Loss | Kazuo Kobayashi | KO | 8 | 9 Oct 1976 | Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBC super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Yum Dong-kyun | Decision (split) | 15 | 1 Aug 1976 | Busan Stadium, Busan, South Korea | Retained WBC super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Livio Nolasco | TKO | 10 | 12 Jun 1976 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Retained WBC super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Waruinge Nakayama | TKO (corner retirement) | 8 | 3 Apr 1976 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Won inaugural WBC super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Santos Luis Rivera | TKO | 7 | 15 Nov 1975 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Luis Ávila | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 23 Aug 1975 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Retained Panamanian featherweight title | |
| Loss | Alexis Argüello | TKO | 2 | 31 May 1975 | Estadio Flor de Caña, Granada, Nicaragua | For WBA and vacant The Ring featherweight titles | |
| Win | Raul Silva | TKO | 10 | 9 Mar 1975 | Gimnasio Orlando Winter, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Nestor Herrera | TKO | 1 | 19 Feb 1975 | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Win | Renan Marota | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 25 Jan 1975 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Flipper Uehara | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Oct 1974 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Draw | Sanjo Takemori | Decision (points) | 10 | 24 Jun 1974 | Japan | ||
| Win | Jesus Estrada | TKO | 4 | 11 May 1974 | Monterrey, Mexico | ||
| Win | Kid Clay | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Mar 1974 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Rafael Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 15 Dec 1973 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Retained Panamanian featherweight title | |
| Win | Vicente Blanco | TKO | 6 | 14 Sep 1973 | Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Loss | Santos Luis Rivera | KO | 1 | 4 Aug 1973 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
| Win | Leonel Hernandez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 2 Jun 1973 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Jose Angel Herrera | Decision (split) | 10 | 3 May 1973 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | ||
| Win | Miguel Espinosa | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Nov 1972 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Enrique Alonso | KO | 4 | 28 Oct 1972 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Won vacant Panamanian featherweight title | |
| Win | Alberto Herrera | TKO | 5 | 18 Aug 1972 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Loss | Enrique Alonso | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 29 Apr 1972 | Arena de Colón, Colón, Panama | ||
| Loss | Jose Luis Meza | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 30 Jan 1971 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Francisco Amaro | TKO | 6 | 24 Nov 1970 | Jai Alai Frontón Palacio, Tijuana, Mexico | ||
| Loss | Jorge Reyes | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Oct 1970 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Humberto Arboleda | TKO | 3 | 24 May 1970 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Carlos Mendoza | KO | 6 | 13 Dec 1969 | Arena de Colón, Colón, Panama | ||
| Draw | Enrique Warren | Decision (points) | 6 | 5 Oct 1969 | Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama | ||
| No contest | Catalino Alvarado | No contest | 4 | 10 Aug 1969 | Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Manuel Jimenez | Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 2 Mar 1969 | Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Draw | Manuel Jimenez | Decision (points) | 4 | 9 Feb 1969 | Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Manuel Jimenez | KO | 1 | 15 Dec 1968 | Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Win | Santos Pena | Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 30 Nov 1968 | Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama | ||
| Draw | Carlos Mendoza | Decision (points) | 4 | 25 Aug 1968 | Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama | Pro debut |
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