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Source: WBA
29/04/2025
Viviana Ruiz W10 María Rivera... Colombia's Viviana Ruiz captured the interim WBA flyweight title with a hard-fought split decision victory over Argentina’s María Rivera Saturday night in Queensland, Australia. In a tightly contested battle from start to finish, two judges scored it 97-93 and 96-94 for Ruiz, overruling the third judge, who had it 96-94 for Rivera. Fighting out of Australia, where she’s now based, Ruiz turned in a gutsy performance and didn’t waste any time calling out the undisputed world champion WBA champion Gabriela Fundora, claiming she has the tools to dethrone her. With the victory, Ruiz improves her record to 10 wins and 2 losses. Rivera, meanwhile, drops to 14-7-2 in what was a closely contested affair.