Ernesto Ríos | |
Full Name: | Ernesto Ríos Jiménez |
Sport: | Boxing |
Birth Date: | 5 May 1959 |
Birth Place: | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
Ernesto Ríos Jiménez (born 5 May 1959) is a Mexican former professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He lost to Venezuela's Alfredo Pérez in his only bout in the Round of 64.[1]
A native of Mexicali, Ríos was a state champion in the 45 kg category by the age of 12.[2] He was soon called up to the Mexico national team, but was unable to compete at the 1975 Pan American Games due to his youth.[2] After the 1976 Olympics, Ríos embarked on a short professional career which culminated in 1979 with a loss to Jaime Garza in Los Angeles.[2] He subsequently retired from the sport in order to provide for his family as a farmworker.[2]