Mike Alvarado

Kellerman sees Rios vs. Alvarado ending up fight of the year

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Image: Kellerman sees Rios vs. Alvarado ending up fight of the yearBy Allan Fox: HBO analyst Max Kellerman foresees the October 13th match-up on HBO television between #3 IBF light welterweight contender Mike Alvarado (33-0, 23 KO’s) and #4 WBO Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) ending up as a fight of the year for 2013 at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. Kellerman could be right if Alvarado fights the way he normally does, and Rios is able to fight like he did back in 2010, before he started having problems making weight for his lightweight bouts.

Kellerman told Thatboxingvoice.com “I just think that’s the fight of the year. I’d be shocked if it wasn’t. Maybe the fight of the last couple of years.”

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Mike Alvarado’s size and power vs. Brandon Rios’ skills

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Image: Mike Alvarado's size and power vs. Brandon Rios' skillsBy Dan Ambrose: I like the October 13th match-up between unbeaten light welterweight contender Mike Alvarado (33-0, 23 KO’s) and former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s). This is going to be a really good test for both of these fighters, as neither of them has been fully battle tested as of yet.

Alvarado, 32, did have two tough fights against Breidis Prescott and Maurcio Herrera, but he was able to take control of those fights based on his superior size and conditioning to win. Prescott gave Alvarado a lot of problems with his power and his jab early in the fight. But Prescott completely ran out of gas in the 10th round and was stopped in a fight that he could have won had he stayed on his feet and made it to the end of the round.

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Rios – Alvarado, Donaire – Nishioka: Two good fights on October 13th on HBO

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Image: Rios - Alvarado, Donaire - Nishioka: Two good fights on October 13th on HBOBy Dan Ambrose: Boxing fans will get a chance to see if former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) is for real or not at light welterweight when he takes on undefeated contender Mike Alvarado (33-0, 23 KO’s) in a WBO light welterweight title eliminator bout on October 13th at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California, United States.

The Rios-Alvarado fight will be on the undercard of the match-up between former WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) and current IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s).

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Brandon Rios to try and quiet critics by beating Mike Alvarado

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by Dan Ambrose: Former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) will be looking to quiet his legion of doubters and critics in his upcoming October 13th fight against #1 WBO, #3 IBF Mike Alvarado (33-0, 23 KO’s) in a World Boxing Organization light welterweight title eliminator at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The winner of the Rios-Alvarado fight will become the mandatory challenger for WBO light welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.

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Donaire-Nishioka, Rios-Alvarado now official

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Image: Donaire-Nishioka, Rios-Alvarado now officialBy Chris Williams: The October 13th fight card featuring two Top Rank bouts featuring former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) making his light welterweight debut against unbeaten 140 pound contender Mike Alvarado (33-0, 23 KO’s) and IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) defending his titles agaisnt 36-year-old former WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) has now been made official on HBO at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.

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