Aldo Rios: A Retrospective on a Boxing Career
Aldo Nazareno Ríos is an Argentine lightweight boxer from Centenario, Neuquén. His professional career brought him title challenges against Stevie Johnston and Artur Grigorian, followed by a high-profile bout with Ricky Hatton for the WBU light-welterweight title. The available BoxRec profile and contemporary Argentine coverage document key moments in his career.
On June 26, 1999, Ríos challenged Stevie Johnston for the WBC lightweight championship in Las Vegas and lost a 12-round unanimous decision. Argentina’s La Nación previewed the title fight, while later coverage recalled Johnston’s points victory. Ríos next challenged Artur Grigorian for the WBO lightweight title on June 16, 2001, in Budapest. Grigorian won by unanimous decision over 12 rounds; the BoxRec fight record lists the official result.
Ríos’s best-known bout came in Manchester on September 27, 2003, when he challenged Ricky Hatton for the WBU light-welterweight title. Hatton retained the belt after Ríos did not come out for the 10th round. The Guardian’s report and The Independent’s ringside account describe a tough contest that ended after nine rounds.
Ríos earned respect for competing with established champions. The documented professional story is clear: two 12-round world-title challenges, followed by a WBU title bout against Hatton that ended when Ríos retired between rounds.
Selected Recorded Results
- 2012-03-09: Aldo Rios lost to Juan Eleuterio Lencina in Club Social y Deportivo Los Millonarios, Bragado.
- 2010-07-24: Aldo Rios drew with Saul Carreon in Estadio Parque Central, Neuquen (vacant world boxing council latino super lightweight title | win).
- 2009-12-12: Aldo Rios won against Claudio Alfredo Olmedo in Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquen.
- 2009-11-21: Aldo Rios lost to Chad Bennett in Newcastle Jockey Club, Newcastle.
- 2008-09-13: Aldo Rios won against Nazareno Gaston Ruiz in Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquen.
- 2008-07-12: Aldo Rios won against Sergio Daniel Ledesma in Polideportivo Municipal Nº 2, Cinco Saltos.
Sources
BoxRec profile; La Nación previewed the title fight; Biographical source; Recorded professional bout history.
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Aldo Rios, Boxing, Sports History
