- Mike Alvarado
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Mike Alvarado Statistics Real name Mike Alvarado Nickname(s) Mile High Rated at Welterweight
Light WelterweightHeight 5 ft 10 in (180 cm) Reach 72 in (183 cm) Nationality American Born July 28, 1980
Denver, ColoradoStance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 32 Wins 32 Wins by KO 23 Losses 0 Draws 0 No contests 0 Mike Alvarado (born August 28, 1980), is an undefeated Mexican-American boxer in the Light Welterweight and Welterweight divisions. Alvarado is the IBF Latino Light Welterweight Champion. He is signed with Delgado Promotions[1] and Top Rank.[2] Alvarado is ranked #6 in the world in the Light welterweight division.[3]
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Early life
Alvarado was born in Denver, Colorado. Mike is the cousin of Featherweight prospect Ricky López and his father was 18-0 boxing prospect Ron Cisneros[4] "The Rocky Mountain Assassin" who separated with his mother when Mike was young.[5]
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.[6] In a span of about three years, Alvarado compiled a record of 26-5. Among his defeated opponents were Chad Aquino and eventual 2004 Olympian Andre Dirrell, both of whom he defeated to take the Ringside National Championship in 2001.[7]
Professional career
Alvarado is an undefeated boxer, who was going to fight Paulie Malignaggi but he suffered an elbow injury and withdrew from the fight set for June 27, 2009.[8]
He served a 5 month prison sentence and made a return to boxing with a 2nd round KO of Lenin Arroyo.[9][10] 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."[11] Mike would then make a successful return to the ring by knocking out the veteran Joshua Burns.[12][13] Up to this point in his career, Alvarado had beaten fighters such as Carlos Molina, Michael Clark, Jesús Rodríguez, 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 Martinez.[14][15] This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.[16][17] 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.[18]
Alvarado vs. Prescott
Alvarado fought Breidis Prescott on November 12, 2011, in Las Vegas, USA, on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III. Prescott started out the fight fast, and was able to out-box Alvarado for the first 5 rounds successfully, building a lead on the scorecards. In the middle and late rounds, Alvarado became the main agressor, 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. Than, 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 stoppage, in what was a close fight.
Professional record
32 Wins (23 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draw Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., time Date Location Notes Win 32-0-0 
Breidis PrescottTKO 10 (10) November 12, 2011 
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NevadaWin 31-0-0 
Gabriel MartínezUD 10 (10) July 30, 2011 
Softball Country Arena, Denver, ColoradoWon the IBF Latino Light Welterweight title Win 30-0-0 
Raymond NarhTKO 3 (3:00) May 7, 2011 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NevadaWon the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title. Win 29-0-0 
Dean HarrisonRTD 4 (3:00) February 19, 2011 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NevadaWin 28-0-0 
Joshua BurnsTKO 3 (0:43) November 20, 2010 
WinStar World Casino, Thackersville, OklahomaWin 27-0-0 
Lenin ArroyoTKO 2 (0:42) April 3, 2010 
American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TexasWin 26-0-0 Juaquin GallardoUD 8 (8) May 2, 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NevadaWin 25-0-0 Emmanuel ClotteyKO 10 (2:58) March 7, 2009 Mile High Events Center, Commerce City, ColoradoWin 24-0-0 Miguel HuertaTKO 4 (2:22) December 19, 2008 National Western Complex Arena, Denver, ColoradoWin 23-0-0 Manuel GarnicaTKO 4 (2:17) October 3, 2008 National Western Complex Arena, Denver, ColoradoWin 22-0-0 César BazánKO 4 (2:46) July 26, 2008 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NevadaWin 21-0-0 Michel RosalesTKO 7 (1:28) May 9, 2008 
Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New MexicoWin 20-0-0 Jesús RodríguezUD 10 (10) February 15, 2008 
Cicero Stadium, Cicero, IllinoisWin 19-0-0 Michael ClarkTKO 1 (1:27) December 1, 2007 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New MexicoWin 18-0-0 Alberto PadillaTKO 8 (2:40) August 24, 2007 Congress Theater, Chicago, IllinoisWin 17-0-0 Francisco CamposKO 2 (1:50) June 8, 2007 
Hudson & Campbell Fitness Cent, Gary, IndianaWin 16-0-0 Carlos MolinaMD 8 (8) February 16, 2007 Cicero Stadium, Cicero, IllinoisWin 15-0-0 
Edvan Dos SantosUD 8 (8) August 18, 2006 Convention Center, Pasadena, TexasWin 14-0-0 Maximino CuevasRTD 5 (3:00) June 2, 2006 
Envy Night Club, Tucson, ArizonaWin 13-0-0 Joel De La TorreUD 8 (8) March 31, 2006 Edgewater Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, NevadaWin 12-0-0 
Angel RomanUD 6 (6) October 7, 2005 The Aladdin, Las Vegas, NevadaWin 11-0-0 Arthur BrambilaUD 6 (6) September 17, 2005 America West Arena, Phoenix, ArizonaWin 10-0-0 Chad LawsheTKO 3 (1:44) August 26, 2005 Colonial Ballroom, Houston, TexasWin 9-0-0 Solomon TellezTKO 3 (2:10) May 6, 2005 Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, ArizonaWin 8-0-0 Hilario LopezUD 6 (6) March 19, 2005 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NevadaWin 7-0-0 
Ayaz qadirTKO 2 (2:53) February 18, 2005 Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, ArizonaCampana was undefeated going in. Win 6-0-0 Fernando ChaconTKO 3 (1:08) December 17, 2004 Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, TexasWin 5-0-0 Andrew KeonKO 1 (0:28) October 16, 2004 Radisson Graystone Castle, Thornton, ColoradoWin 4-0-0 Candelario GarciaTKO 1 (1:29) September 18, 2004 Wings over the Rockies, Denver, ColoradoWin 3-0-0 Robert HowardKO 1 (2:03) July 3, 2004 Douglas County Events Center, Castle Rock, ColoradoWin 2-0-0 Rudy CruzTKO 1 (2:18) April 17, 2004 
Pechanga Center, Temecula, CaliforniaWin 1-0-0 Istafa JihadKO 1 (1:45) February 28, 2004 Radisson Graystone Castle, Thornton, ColoradoPro debut See also
References
- ^ http://www.delgadopromotions.com/fighters.php
- ^ http://www.toprank.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=73995&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23700&ATCLID=204918444&Q_SEASON=2010
- ^ Groke, Nick (June 14, 2011). "Denver boxer Mike Alvarado nets hometown bout vs. Gabriel Martinez". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_18267351.
- ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=1231&cat=boxer
- ^ Groke, Nick (October 3, 2008). "Denver's Alvarado the real deal". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_10623426.
- ^ http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/samadams/archives/2005/10/post_14.html
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=12623
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4217893
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- ^ . http://blogs.denverpost.com/sports/2010/05/06/frei-more-on-undefeated-boxer-mike-alvarado.[dead link]
- ^ Greisman, David (2010-06-21). "Alvarado back in trouble and not Boxing". Boxing Scene. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=28669. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Groke, Nick (February 11, 2011). "Mike Alvarado begins two-fight schedule; to face Harrison and Vernon Paris". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_17357086.
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/lopez-salido-card-mike-alvarado-victor-bisbal-slated--35160
- ^ http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=612917
- ^ http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=207198
- ^ "Denver boxer Mike Alvarado to fight on Pacquiao-Mosley undercard in Las Vegas". Denver Post. April 18, 2011. http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_17875211.
- ^ http://deportes.univision.com/boxeo/article/2011-04-18/mike-alvarado-contra-ray-nahr
- ^ http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/alvarado-goes-from-maywood-to-mile-high
External links
- Mike Alvarado on Twitter
- Professional boxing record for Mike Alvarado from BoxRec
Categories:- American boxers of Mexican descent
- Welterweight boxers
- Light-welterweight boxers
- Boxers from Colorado
- Sportspeople from Colorado
- People from Colorado
- 1980 births
- Living people
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