Mike Alvarado is an undefeated Mexican-American boxer

Professional Boxing

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse which is divided among the fighters and promoters as determined by contract...

 in the Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 and Welterweight

Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...

 divisions. Alvarado is the IBF Latino

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

 Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 Champion. He is signed with Delgado Promotions and Top Rank

Top Rank

Top Rank may refer to:*Top Rank, Las Vegas based boxing promotion company formed in 1973* Top Rank Records, 1950s subsidiary record label of the Rank Organisation, British company which ran from 1937 to 1996...

. Alvarado is ranked #6 in the world in the Light welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 division.

Early life

Alvarado was born in Denver, Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

. Mike is the cousin of Featherweight

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 prospect Ricky López

Ricky Lopez

Ricky López is a Mexican American professional boxer in the Super Bantamweight division.-Professional career:On May 9, 2009 López took out the veteran Nick Arellano by K.O. to win his professional debut....

 and his father was 18-0 boxing prospect Ron Cisneros

Ron Cisneros

Ron Cisneros was a Mexican American professional boxer in the Bantamweight division and is the former Nevada State Super Flyweight Champion. He's also the father undefeated title contender Mike Alvarado.-Pro career:...

 "The Rocky Mountain Assassin" who separated with his mother when Mike was young.

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. In a span of about three years, Alvarado compiled a record of 26-5. Among his defeated opponents were Chad Aquino

Chad Aquino

Chad Aquino is a Mexican American boxer. He competes in the Welterweight division.-Amateur career:Aquino is the 2001 Golden Gloves Champion at Light Welterweight.-Professional career:...

 and eventual 2004 Olympian Andre Dirrell

Andre Dirrell

Andre Dirrell is an American boxer, who won the middleweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...

, both of whom he defeated to take the Ringside National Championship in 2001.

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.

He served a 5 month prison sentence and made a return to boxing with a 2nd round KO of Lenin Arroyo

Lenin Arroyo

Lenin Arroyo is a professional boxer based in Miami, Florida, in the United States.Arroyo aka "Volcano", made his professional debut on October 12, 2002 vs. Anolan Regal Del Valle at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Florida...

. 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." Mike would then make a successful return to the ring by knocking out the veteran Joshua Burns. Up to this point in his career, Alvarado had beaten fighters such as Carlos Molina

Carlos Amado Molina

Carlos Amado Molina is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the former WBO NABO Light Middleweight Champion.-Amateur career:...

, Michael Clark

Michael Clark (boxer)

Michael Clark is a professional boxer. He has twice won the IBC lightweight title. Commonly known by his stagename, "Cold Blood", he has also held the NABF lightweight title, and been a challenger for the WBO title....

, Jesús Rodríguez

Jesús Felipe Rodríguez

Jesús Felipe Rodríguez is a Mexican American professional boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former GBU Intercontinental Light Welterweight Champion.-GBU Intercontinential Championship:...

, Michel Rosales

Michel Rosales

Michel Rosales is a Mexican professional boxer. He competes in the Welterweight division.-Pro career:...

, César Bazán

Cesar Bazan

César Bazán Pérez is a former professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the former WBC Lightweight Champion.-Professional career:...

, Emmanuel Clottey

Emmanuel Clottey (boxer)

Emmanuel Clottey is a Ghanaian professional boxer in the Welterweight division. He's the brother of fringe contender Judas Clottey and former world champion Joshua Clottey.-Pro Career:...

, and Juaquin Gallardo

Juaquin Gallardo

Juaquin Gallardo is a Mexican American professional boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former WBC Latino Light Welterweight Champion.-Amateur career:...

.

Alvarado beat Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

's Raymond Narh

Raymond Narh

Raymond Akwete Narh is a Ghanaian professional boxer in the Welterweight division and was a part of the Ghanaian 2000 Summer Olympic team...

 (25-1), to win the WBC Continental Americas

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 Championship, which he would later vacate just before his fight with Gabriel Martinez. This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley

Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley

Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley was a welterweight fight for the WBO Welterweight championship. The bout was held on May 7, 2011, at MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada...

 undercard. Alvarado's next victory was against Gabriel Martínez, to win IBF Latino

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

 Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 Championship. The bout took place on July 30, 2011 in Denver

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

.

Alvarado vs. Prescott

Alvarado fought Breidis Prescott

Breidis Prescott

Breidis Enrique Prescott Consuegra is a Colombian lightweight boxer. He has a reputation as a devastating puncher, with 19 of his 24 wins by way of knockout, with all coming in the first three rounds....

 on November 12, 2011, in Las Vegas, USA, on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III was a controversial boxing championship bout for the WBO welterweight title. The bout was on November 12, 2011, and held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and will be distributed by HBO PPV. The fight marks a return to HBO for...

. 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

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|Win || 32-0-0 ||align=left|  Breidis Prescott

Breidis Prescott

Breidis Enrique Prescott Consuegra is a Colombian lightweight boxer. He has a reputation as a devastating puncher, with 19 of his 24 wins by way of knockout, with all coming in the first three rounds....

| TKO || 10 (10)|| November 12, 2011 || align=left| MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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|Win || 31-0-0 ||align=left|  Gabriel Martínez
|UD || 10 (10) || July 30, 2011 || align=left| Softball Country Arena, Denver, Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

|align=left|Won the IBF Latino

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

 Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 title
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|Win || 30-0-0 ||align=left|  Raymond Narh

Raymond Narh

Raymond Akwete Narh is a Ghanaian professional boxer in the Welterweight division and was a part of the Ghanaian 2000 Summer Olympic team...

|TKO || 3 (3:00) || May 7, 2011 || align=left| MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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|align=left|Won the WBC Continental Americas

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 title.
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|Win || 29-0-0 ||align=left|  Dean Harrison
|RTD || 4 (3:00) || February 19, 2011 || align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

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|Win || 28-0-0 ||align=left|  Joshua Burns
|TKO || 3 (0:43) || November 20, 2010 || align=left| WinStar World Casino, Thackersville, Oklahoma
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|Win || 27-0-0 ||align=left|  Lenin Arroyo

Lenin Arroyo

Lenin Arroyo is a professional boxer based in Miami, Florida, in the United States.Arroyo aka "Volcano", made his professional debut on October 12, 2002 vs. Anolan Regal Del Valle at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Florida...

|TKO || 2 (0:42) || April 3, 2010 || align=left| American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
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|Win || 26-0-0 ||align=left|  Juaquin Gallardo

Juaquin Gallardo

Juaquin Gallardo is a Mexican American professional boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former WBC Latino Light Welterweight Champion.-Amateur career:...

|UD || 8 (8) || May 2, 2009 || align=left| MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Win || 25-0-0 ||align=left|  Emmanuel Clottey

Emmanuel Clottey (boxer)

Emmanuel Clottey is a Ghanaian professional boxer in the Welterweight division. He's the brother of fringe contender Judas Clottey and former world champion Joshua Clottey.-Pro Career:...

|KO || 10 (2:58) || March 7, 2009 || align=left| Mile High Events Center, Commerce City, Colorado
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|Win || 24-0-0 ||align=left|  Miguel Huerta

Miguel Ángel Huerta

Miguel Ángel Huerta Medina is a Mexican professional boxer in the Welterweight division...

|TKO || 4 (2:22) || December 19, 2008 || align=left| National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado
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|Win || 23-0-0 ||align=left|  Manuel Garnica

Manuel Garnica

Hector Manuel Garnica Venegas is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division...

|TKO || 4 (2:17) || October 3, 2008 || align=left| National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado
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|Win || 22-0-0 ||align=left|  César Bazán

Cesar Bazan

César Bazán Pérez is a former professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the former WBC Lightweight Champion.-Professional career:...

|KO || 4 (2:46) || July 26, 2008 || align=left| MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Win || 21-0-0 ||align=left|  Michel Rosales

Michel Rosales

Michel Rosales is a Mexican professional boxer. He competes in the Welterweight division.-Pro career:...

|TKO || 7 (1:28) || May 9, 2008 || align=left| Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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|Win || 20-0-0 || align=left|  Jesús Rodríguez

Jesús Felipe Rodríguez

Jesús Felipe Rodríguez is a Mexican American professional boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former GBU Intercontinental Light Welterweight Champion.-GBU Intercontinential Championship:...

|UD || 10 (10) || February 15, 2008 || align=left| Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois
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|Win || 19-0-0 || align=left|  Michael Clark

Michael Clark (boxer)

Michael Clark is a professional boxer. He has twice won the IBC lightweight title. Commonly known by his stagename, "Cold Blood", he has also held the NABF lightweight title, and been a challenger for the WBO title....

|TKO || 1 (1:27) || December 1, 2007 || align=left| Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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|Win || 18-0-0 || align=left|  Alberto Padilla
|TKO || 8 (2:40) || August 24, 2007 || align=left| Congress Theater, Chicago, Illinois
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|Win || 17-0-0 || align=left|  Francisco Campos
|KO || 2 (1:50) || June 8, 2007 || align=left| Hudson & Campbell Fitness Cent, Gary, Indiana
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|Win || 16-0-0 || align=left|  Carlos Molina

Carlos Amado Molina

Carlos Amado Molina is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the former WBO NABO Light Middleweight Champion.-Amateur career:...

|MD || 8 (8) || February 16, 2007 || align=left| Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois
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|Win || 15-0-0 || align=left|  Edvan Dos Santos
|UD || 8 (8) || August 18, 2006 || align=left| Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas
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|Win || 14-0-0 || align=left|  Maximino Cuevas
|RTD || 5 (3:00) || June 2, 2006 || align=left| Envy Night Club, Tucson, Arizona
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|Win || 13-0-0 || align=left|  Joel De La Torre
|UD || 8 (8) || March 31, 2006 || align=left| Edgewater Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, Nevada
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|Win || 12-0-0 || align=left|  Angel Roman
|UD || 6 (6) || October 7, 2005 || align=left| The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Win || 11-0-0 || align=left|  Arthur Brambila
|UD || 6 (6) || September 17, 2005 || align=left| America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
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|Win || 10-0-0 || align=left|  Chad Lawshe
|TKO || 3 (1:44) || August 26, 2005 || align=left| Colonial Ballroom, Houston, Texas
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|Win || 9-0-0 || align=left|  Solomon Tellez
|TKO || 3 (2:10) || May 6, 2005 || align=left| Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona
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|Win || 8-0-0 || align=left|  Hilario Lopez
|UD || 6 (6) || March 19, 2005 || align=left| MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Win || 7-0-0 || align=left|  Ayaz qadir
|TKO || 2 (2:53) || February 18, 2005 || align=left| Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona
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|Win || 6-0-0 || align=left|  Fernando Chacon
|TKO || 3 (1:08) || December 17, 2004 || align=left| Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas
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|Win || 5-0-0 || align=left|  Andrew Keon
|KO || 1 (0:28) || October 16, 2004 || align=left| Radisson Graystone Castle, Thornton, Colorado
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|Win || 4-0-0 || align=left|  Candelario Garcia
|TKO || 1 (1:29) || September 18, 2004 || align=left| Wings over the Rockies, Denver, Colorado
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|Win || 3-0-0 || align=left|  Robert Howard
|KO || 1 (2:03) || July 3, 2004 || align=left| Douglas County Events Center, Castle Rock, Colorado
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|Win || 2-0-0 || align=left|  Rudy Cruz
|TKO || 1 (2:18) || April 17, 2004 || align=left| Pechanga Center, Temecula, California
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|Win || 1-0-0 || align=left|  Istafa Jihad
|KO || 1 (1:45) || February 28, 2004 || align=left| Radisson Graystone Castle, Thornton, Colorado
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