Rivas to meet Rozicki for inaugural WBC bridgerweight title

Oscar Rivas will now face the unbeaten Ryan Rozicki for the inaugural WBC bridgerweight title at L’Olympia in Montreal, Canada, on October 22.

Canadian Rozicki is a replacement for American Bryant Jennings who refused to adhere to local Covid-19 quarantine regulations.

To save the promotion, the WBC has allowed the No.18 cruiserweight Rozicki (13-0, 13 KOs) to step in against its No.1 ranked bridgerweight Rivas (27-1-0, 19 KOs). 

Rivas, born in Colombia, but now Montreal-based, had previously stopped Jennings in 12 rounds at heavyweight in January 2019.

The bridgerweight division spans between 200lbs to 224lbs to accommodate smaller heavyweights.

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