Mike Alvarado

Mike Alvarado (born July 28, 1980) is an American professional boxer who held the WBO light welterweight title in 2013.

Mike Alvarado
Statistics
Nickname(s)Mile High
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach69 12 in (177 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1980-07-28) July 28, 1980
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights45
Wins40
Wins by KO28
Losses5

Early life

Alvarado was born in Denver, Colorado. He is the cousin of featherweight prospect Ricky López and his biological father was 17-0 boxing prospect Ron Cisneros who, when Alvarado was young, separated from his mother.[1][2]

Amateur career

Alvarado was a two time Colorado Class 4A state high school wrestling champion at Skyview High School. Alvarado decided not to wrestle in college and instead selected a boxing career.[3] In a span of about three years, Alvarado compiled a record of 36-5. Among his defeated opponents were Chad Aquino and eventual 2004 Athens Olympian Andre Dirrell, both of whom he defeated to take the Ringside National Championship in 2001.[4]

Professional career

Alvarado was going to fight Paulie Malignaggi but he suffered an elbow injury and withdrew from the fight set for June 27, 2009.[5]

He served a 5-month prison sentence and made a return to boxing with a 2nd-round KO of Lenin Arroyo.[6][7] Alvarado was to fight on Latin Fury 15 but was back in jail for parole violations, he had been on probation for "traffic and driving offenses and another charge."[8] Alvarado then made a successful return to the ring by knocking out the veteran Joshua Burns.[9][10] Up to this point in his career, Alvarado had beaten fighters such as Carlos Molina, Michael Clark, Michel Rosales, César Bazán, Emmanuel Clottey, and Juaquin Gallardo.

Alvarado beat Ghana's Raymond Narh (25-1), to win the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship, which he would later vacate just before his fight with Gabriel Martínez.[11][12] This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.[13][14] Alvarado's next victory was against Gabriel Martínez, to win IBF Latino Light Welterweight Championship. The bout took place on July 30, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.[15]

Alvarado vs. Prescott

Alvarado fought Breidis Prescott on November 12, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III. Prescott started out the fight fast, and was able to successfully out-box Alvarado for the first 5 rounds, building a lead on the scorecards. In the middle and late rounds, Alvarado became the main aggressor, and cut the distance, effectively trading shots with Prescott on the inside, and winning the middle and late rounds. By the 10th round, Prescott seemed out of gas and Alvarado took advantage, launching a large offensive attack in the opening minute of the round. Then, with 1:43 left in the fight, Alvarado knocked Prescott down with left and right uppercuts. Prescott was able to get up, but Alvarado came back with two hard rights sending Prescott to the ropes, and then landed 3 straight right uppercuts. Prescott was leaning forward, hanging onto Alvarado and not returning fire, prompting the referee to stop the fight with 1:07 left in the bout. Alvarado was down 87-84, 87-84, and 86-85 at the time of the stoppage, in what was a close fight.

Alvarado vs. Herrera

Alvarado's next fight was against a top light welterweight contender in Mauricio Herrera (), at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, also located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Herrera was coming off solid wins over Mike Dallas Jr. and Ruslan Provodnikov prior to his bout with Alvarado. Herrera started off well, successfully beating Alvarado to the punch, and slipping most of Alvarado's attack in the first round. In the 2nd round, Herrera decided to stand and trade with the bigger Alvarado, in a round where Alvarado controlled the pace and landed the harder punches. The pace would continue in the early and middle rounds, with Alvarado taking Herrera to the ropes and landing the harder punches, but with Herrera landing combinations of his own on Alvarado. By the later rounds, Alvarado had seized control, and began to tee off on Herrera, whose eye was completely closed by rounds 9 and 10. The fighters ended the fight in the 12th round, trading blows in the middle of the ring. Alvarado was awarded the clear unanimous decision win, with scores of 99-91, 97-93, and 96-94. After the fight, Alvarado said he wanted a big fight with Mexican Champion Juan Manuel Marquez, saying he's paid his dues and deserves a big fight at this point.

He was named to "The Gatti List" on The Fight Game with Jim Lampley on HBO in May 2012.[16] The list consists of the Top 10 most entertaining fighters.[17]

Alvarado vs. Ríos I & II

Coming in as two undefeated fighters, Alvarado faced Brandon Rios on October 13, 2012 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Alvarado was ahead on the scorecards up until the 6th round, in which Rios hurt him with a crushing right. Rios was able to stop him in the 7th as referee Pat Russell stopped the bout at 1:57 of the round.[18] The fight was voted the 2012 Fight of the Year by Sports Illustrated.[19]

A much anticipated rematch was held on March 30, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Like the first fight, both came in with a lot of fireworks as they continued to go toe to toe, until Alvarado changed strategy and became a lot more evasive and harder to hit with fancy footwork. Alvarado defeated Rios by unanimous decision with scores of 115-113, 115-113 and 114-113 to even up the victory score with Rios, each fighter at this point giving the other their first loss. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum dismissed another rematch and suggested to let the two boxers face other fighters first.[20]

Alvarado vs. Provodnikov

Alvarado lost his WBO Light Welterweight title to Ruslan Provodnikov on October 19, 2013 at the 1stBank Center in Alvarado's hometown of Denver, Colorado. Provodnikov was ahead on all three scorecards and had knocked Alvarado down twice in the eighth round, when Alvarado elected not to come out for the eleventh round.[21] Before the fight, Alvarado was elevated by the WBO to full title holder (as opposed to interim title holder), thus the fight against Provodnikov was his first defense of the full title.[22]

Alvarado vs. Marquez

On May 17, 2014, at The Forum, in Inglewood, California, Alvarado was back in action in a welterweight bout against four-division champion and #6 ranked Ring Magazine pound for pound fighter: Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez. The bout was contested for the WBO International Welterweight Championship. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
45 fights 40 wins 5 losses
By knockout 28 4
By decision 12 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
45 Loss 40–5 Arnold Barboza Jr. KO 3 (10), 0:49 Apr 12, 2019 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. For NABF light welterweight title
44 Win 40–4 Robbie Cannon TKO 2 (6), 0:41 Oct 13, 2018 CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
43 Win 39–4 Martín Ángel Martínez RTD 9 (10), 3:00 Jun 30, 2018 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, U.S.
42 Win 38–4 Sidney Siqueira KO 4 (10), 1:20 Aug 19, 2017 Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
41 Win 37–4 Matthew Strode TKO 2 (10), 2:40 May 26, 2017 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
40 Win 36–4 Josh Torres MD 8 Jun 25, 2016 The Bomb Factory Dallas, Texas, U.S.
39 Win 35–4 Saul Corral KO 3 (8), 1:25 Mar 18, 2016 Arena Place, Houston, Texas, U.S.
38 Loss 34–4 Brandon Ríos RTD 3 (12), 3:00 Jan 24, 2015 1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. For vacant WBO International welterweight title
37 Loss 34–3 Juan Manuel Márquez UD 12 May 17, 2014 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. For vacant WBO International welterweight title
36 Loss 34–2 Ruslan Provodnikov RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Oct 19, 2013 1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. Lost WBO light welterweight title
35 Win 34–1 Brandon Ríos UD 12 Mar 30, 2013 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won vacant WBO interim light welterweight title
34 Loss 33–1 Brandon Ríos TKO 7 (10), 1:57 Oct 13, 2012 Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. For vacant WBO Latino light welterweight title
33 Win 33–0 Mauricio Herrera UD 10 Apr 14, 2012 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
32 Win 32–0 Breidis Prescott TKO 10 (10), 1:53 Nov 12, 2011 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF Latino light welterweight title
31 Win 31–0 Gabriel Martínez UD 10 Jul 30, 2011 Softball Country Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S. Won vacant IBF Latino light welterweight title
30 Win 30–0 Ray Narh RTD 3 (10), 3:00 May 7, 2011 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title
29 Win 29–0 Dean Harrison RTD 4 (8), 3:00 Feb 19, 2011 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
28 Win 28–0 Joshua Burns TKO 3 (6), 0:43 Nov 20, 2010 WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma, U.S.
27 Win 27–0 Lenin Arroyo TKO 2 (10), 0:42 Apr 3, 2010 American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
26 Win 26–0 Juaquin Gallardo UD 8 May 2, 2009 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
25 Win 25–0 Emmanuel Clottey KO 10 (10), 2:58 Mar 7, 2009 Mile High Event Center, Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
24 Win 24–0 Miguel Ángel Huerta TKO 4 (10), 2:22 Dec 19, 2008 National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
23 Win 23–0 Manuel Garnica TKO 4 (10), 2:17 Oct 3, 2008 National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
22 Win 22–0 César Bazán KO 4 (10), 2:46 Jul 26, 2008 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
21 Win 21–0 Michel Rosales TKO 7 (10), 1:28 May 9, 2008 Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Jesús Rodríguez UD 10 Feb 15, 2008 Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 Michael Clark TKO 1 (10), 1:27 Dec 1, 2007 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Jorge Alberto Padilla TKO 8 (10), 2:40 Aug 24, 2007 Congress Theater, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Francisco Campos KO 2 (8), 1:50 Jun 8, 2007 Hudson-Campbell Fitness Center, Gary, Indiana, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Carlos Molina MD 8 Feb 16, 2007 Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Edvan Dos Santos Barros UD 8 Aug 18, 2006 Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Maximino Cuevas RTD 5 (8), 3:00 Jun 2, 2006 Envy Nightclub, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Joel De La Torre UD 8 Mar 31, 2006 Edgewater Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Angel Roman UD 6 Oct 7, 2005 The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Arthur Brambila UD 6 Sep 17, 2005 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Chad Lawshe TKO 3 (6), 1:44 Aug 26, 2005 D & I Colonial Ballroom, Houston, Texas, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Solomon Tellez TKO 3 (6), 2:10 May 6, 2005 Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Hilario Lopez UD 6 Mar 19, 2005 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Felipe Campana TKO 2 (4), 2:53 Feb 18, 2005 Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Fernando Chacon TKO 3 (6), 1:08 Dec 17, 2004 Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Andrew Keon KO 1 (4), 0:28 Oct 16, 2004 Radisson Graystone Castle Hotel, Thornton, Colorado, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Candelario Garcia TKO 1 (4), 1:29 Sep 18, 2004 Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Robert Howard KO 1 (4), 2:03 Jul 3, 2004 Douglas County Events Center, Castle Rock, Colorado, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Rudy Cruz TKO 1 (4), 2:18 Apr 17, 2004 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Istafa Jihad KO 1 (4), 1:45 Feb 28, 2004 Radisson Graystone Castle Hotel, Thornton, Colorado, U.S.

See also

References

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Rodolfo López
WBC Continental Americas
light welterweight champion

May 7, 2011 – July 2011
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Tony Luis
Vacant
Title last held by
Heraclides Barrantes
IBF Latino
light welterweight champion

July 30, 2011 – October 2012
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Sergio Mauricio Gil
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Juan Manuel Márquez
WBO light welterweight champion
Interim title

March 30, 2013 – October 12, 2013
Promoted
Vacant
WBO light welterweight champion
October 12, 2013 – October 19, 2013
Succeeded by
Ruslan Provodnikov
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