Mike Alvarado’s latest run-in with the law was particularly ill timed, coming just three weeks before his Jan. 24 trilogy rubber match against Brandon Rios. Alvarado was arrested on Jan. 3 thanks to a warrant being out for his arrest and also due to...
LAS VEGAS, NEV -- To quote Hall of Fame baseball superstar Ernie Banks, "Let's play two." That's exactly what undefeated former world champion BRANDON "Bam Bam" RIOS and top-rated contender "Mile High" MIKE ALVARADO will do when they face each oth...
by David P. Greisman - Our warriors are underappreciated. It seems a strange statement to make, particularly in a year in which boxing writers and fans are considering voting Arturo Gatti into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and particularl...
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum was amazed with the high stakes drama which engulfed the violent seven round slugfest between junior welterweights Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23KOs) and Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23KOs). After six rounds of back and forth fireworks...
by Cliff Rold - In a steady, workmanlike performance, 29-year old WBO Super Bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (30-1, 19 KO) of San Leandro, California scored two knockdowns en route to a ninth-round stoppage of defensive minded 36-year old former...
Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, California - Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 22KOs) made junior welterweight debut with a Fight of The Year battle, stopping previously undefeated Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23KOs) in the seventh round. The first round alone lived...
Both Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios throw nearly 20% more punches per round than the weight class average and landed more per round as well. Both also land well above the weight class average for power punches. 77% of their combined landed punches we...
Brandon Rios is about the most unofficial junior welterweight he possibly could be after struggling so mightily to sneak beneath the 135-pound lightweight limit for his last two fights. That’s probably among the reasons Rios isn’t at all concerned...
Barring a draw in the main event, on Sunday morning boxing fans will have a universally recognized new champion at 122 lbs. for the first time since Israel Vazquez and, hopefully, lots of blood to clean off their screens or clothes, depending on wher...