By Ryan Wardle: A rematch of one of last year’s most scintillating fights is rumored to be in the works. Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23 KO’s) vs. Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23 KO’s) II is allegedly set for a tentative date of March 30th. Brandon Rios earned a seventh round stoppage, last October, in a fight that was filled with excitement from start to finish, and the proposed rematch is expected to have no less action than the first.
In the first bout both fighters went toe to toe for the better part of seven rounds. Rios was eventually able to connect with a hard right hand that staggered Alvarado, Rios then followed it up with a combination of punches while Alvarado was on the ropes. Referee Pat Russell then stepped in and put a stop to the bout with Alvarado still on his feet. At the time of the stoppage two of the three judges had the bout scored even 57-57, with one judge having the bout scored 58-56 in favor of Rios.
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Robert Garcia says he’s hoping that Brandon Rios can fight Juan Manuel Marquez after Rios’s March 30th rematch with Mike Alvarado. However, Robert is wisest enough to see that as impossible due to Marquez facing Manny Pacquiao in a huge money rematch in September
By Dan Ambrose: Light welterweight contender Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23 KO’s) has signed a contract for a rematch with unbeaten former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23 KO’s) for a fight that will be taking place on March 30th, according to Steve Kim. Team Alvarado are now waiting for Rios to sign his portion of the contract.
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has made up his mind that boxing fans are demanding to see his fighter former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23 KO’s) fight Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23 KO’s) again, and Arum is going to give the fans what he feels they want by putting them together again for a rematch on March 30th instead of looking to match them against other opponents.
By Chris Williams: Top Rank fighter Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 25 KO’s) looks to be heading for an unnecessary rematch against Mike Alvarado in late March. It’s a strange fight that Bob Arum has put together because there’s no real point in this rematch taking place because Rios destroyed Alvarado last October in a 7th round knockout victory, but Arum thinks boxing fans want to see the fight again so he’s going to shove it down their throats instead of putting Rios in with some new blood.
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao could be fighting in the Philippines in Manila on April 13th, according to the Manilastandardtoday.com. The names of the options are different from the ones that were floated earlier today. Having the fight in Manila would save Pacquiao on taxes. The guys that Pacquiao could fight are former WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto (59-8-2, 34 KO’s) or former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23 KO’s).
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao won’t be fighting his April 20th tune-up fight in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to the Manilatimes.net. Rex Salud, a business adviser of Pacquiao, says his medical suspension won’t be over until the third week of April, which would make it impossible for Pacquiao to fight on April 20th. So instead of the fight taking place in Las Vegas, Salud believes Pacquiao could end up fighting in “Macua, Abu Dhabu or Singapore.”
By Eric Thomas: Former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23 KO’s) and Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23 KO’s) are in play for a rematch on March 30th, according to a Rios interview at diamondboxing.com. Rios would much prefer to get a big money fight against Manny Pacquiao instead.
By Dan Ambrose: The rematch between former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23 KO’s) and the guy he just finished knocking out Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23 KO’s) is heading towards March next year, according to Dan Rafael. Rios knocked Alvarado out in the 7th round last October in an exciting and competitive fight on HBO from Carson, California. 
By Dan Ambrose: I must say that heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (48-2, 29 KO’s) has been quite lucky in 2012 with his very controversial decision wins over Eddie Chambers and Steve Cunningham. Those two fights along with former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios’s win over Richard Abril has got to the worst decisions in 2012 among well-known fighters.