By Alon Calinao Dy: Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) fought a very hard battle against the brawler but slower Mike Alvarado in a 12 round fight. The veteran Marquez won via unanimous decision over Alvarado for WBO welterweight eliminator at the Forum in Inglewood, California, USA.
All three judges were in favor of Marquez with the scorecards of 117-109, 117-109, and 119-109 since Marquez was throwing lots of punches and much busier than Alvarado. Marquez dropped Alvarado in round 8, but Alvarado returned the favor by knocking Marquez down in the following round.
By Jim Dower: In a mostly one-sided fight, 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) easily defeated Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KO’s) in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in a WBO welterweight eliminator bout at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA. The final judges scored were 117-109, 117-109 and 119-109. Marquez dropped Alvarado in the 8th. In the 9th, Alvarado returned the favor by knocking Marquez down in the 9th.
By Dan Ambrose: Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) will be entering the ring the much smaller fighter tonight in his 143 lb catch weight fight against Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA. Marquez, 40, says he’s not worried about being the smaller guy in this fight, because he feels that his skills and his punches will be enough to carry him to victory. That remains to be seen though, because Marquez lost his last fight to Tim Bradley, and he looked like he’d lost a lot from his game since his victory over Manny Pacquiao in 2012.
By Chris Williams: Bob Arum of Top Rank likes the idea of matching Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) up against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for later this year, because Marquez is really one of the last guys that Arum has in his Top Rank stable that he can match against Pacquiao and bring in reasonably big pay-per-view numbers.
By Dan Ambrose: Former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) made weight in Friday’s weigh-in for his fight tomorrow night against Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA. Marquez weighed in at 141.6 lbs, and he looked thin and drained for the fight. Marquez is an expert at making weight, but he had room to come in closer to the weight limit and didn’t need to come in this light. For his part, Alvarado weighed in at 143.2 lbs. The catch weight limit for the fight is 143 lbs. Marquez didn’t make a big deal about Alvarado being slightly over the limit. 
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBO light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) sees 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) as an old lion that is standing in his way from a big money fight against Manny Pacquiao that would set him up for life with millions in the bank. Alvarado doesn’t want to let Marquez ruin his big payday fight against Pacquiao. Alvarado realizes that he can’t lose this fight due to what’s at stake for him. Marquez has already made his millions in his four fights with Pacquiao, and now Alvarado wants his turn at going to the bank. 
By Chris Williams: To no one’s great surprise, Manny Pacquiao wants to fight the winner of this Saturday’s clash between the aging Mexican star 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) and Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA. Arum has confirmed with Pacquiao that he wants the winner of this fight, so this is what boxing fans will likely be seeing in September for Pacquiao’s next fight. 
By Alon Calinao Dy: The 40-year-old Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez is going to face Mike Alvarado this Saturday at the Forum in Inglewood, California, and the winner of this bout is the mandatory challenger to WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
By Chris Williams: Former WBO light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) says his goal is to get the Manny Pacquiao fight for September by beating the 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA. While Bob Arum of Top Rank has matched up many of his other 140 and 147 pound fighters in his Top Rank stable with Pacquiao in order to increase their popularity and bring in new blood, Arum skipped over Alvarado for some reason.