Rigoberto Riasco (11 January 1953 – 29 August 2022) also known as "Little Poison", was a Panamanian

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who competed from 1968 to 1982. He was the Lineal and WBC

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champion in 1976. Riasco defeated such men as

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, Leonel Hernández, Rafael Ortega, Waruinge Nakayama, Luis Ávila, Santos Luis Rivera, Seiji "Flipper" Uehara, and Sanjo Takemori.

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Riasco made his professional debut on 25 August 1968 with a four-round draw with Carlos Mendoza and after winning the featherweight national championship, he fought

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, who defeated him with a second round technical knockout. After his defeat, he defeated previously unbeaten Luis Ávila and Puerto Rican Santos Luis Rivera, who had knocked him out in the first round in

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. Those victories earned him the chance to fight for the newly created WBC championship belt. On 3 April 1976, Riasco defeated Kenyan Waruinge Nakayama for the WBC and Lineal Super bantamweight titles. He made two successful defenses against Livio Nolasco and

before losing his belt in his third defense against Japanese

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on October 9, 1976. He announced his retirement in 1981, but returned later. After three consecutive defeats, Riasco officially announced his retirement in 1982. He left with a record of 29 wins with 13 KOs, 9 losses, and 4 draws.

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