Rigoberto Riasco

Rigoberto Riasco
Personal information
Nickname
El Pequeño Veneno ("The Little Poison")
BornRigoberto Rodrigo Riasco Esquivel
(1953-01-11)11 January 1953
Panama City, Panama
Died29 August 2022(2022-08-29) (aged 69)
Panama City, Panama
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach69 in (175 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins26
Win by KO13
Losses9
Draws4
No contests1

Rigoberto Riasco (11 January 1953 – 29 August 2022) also known as "Little Poison", was a Panamanian professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 1982. He was the Lineal and WBC Super bantamweight champion in 1976. Riasco defeated such men as Dong Kyun Yum, Leonel Hernández, Rafael Ortega, Waruinge Nakayama, Luis Ávila, Santos Luis Rivera, Seiji "Flipper" Uehara, and Sanjo Takemori.