{"id":11337,"date":"2023-01-27T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/puerto-rican-olympian-yankee-rivera-signs-with-matchroom-boxing\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T02:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T02:30:00","slug":"puerto-rican-olympian-yankee-rivera-signs-with-matchroom-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/puerto-rican-olympian-yankee-rivera-signs-with-matchroom-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rican Olympian Yankee Rivera signs with Matchroom Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yankee Rivera, the only boxer from Puerto Rico to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, signs a professional contract with Matchroom Boxing and returns to the ring on the undercard of Amanda Serrano vs. Erica Cruz at Hulu Theater in New York on February 4. increase.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old flyweight turned pro last September after losing to veteran Jos\u00e9 Antonio Jim\u00e9nez in the first round in Colombia and returned to the pros in November with a third-round TKO win over Ramon Vel\u00e1zquez in Puerto Rico. Did.<\/p>\n

Clearly, debuting him in New York City’s matchroom on the undercard for Amanda Serrano, even if it’s deep on the undercard, would be an easy move for his new promoter.<\/p>\n

It’s been a while since the Puerto Rican prospect turned out to be actually a professional star. The amateur program only turned out to be Rivera, and it’s not hard to imagine that boxing in Puerto Rico simply slipped away at the 2020 Olympics.<\/p>\n

But Rivera is a real prospect, and while it’s hard to make a flyweight star, it’s certainly not impossible. increase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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