By Dan Ambrose: 35-year-old former WBO light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado (34-4, 23 KOs) says he’s making a comeback in the sport after sitting out of the ring for an entire year following his 3rd round knockout loss to an in shape Brandon Rios last year in January 2015.
Alvarado says he was in a dark place with his life around the time of his fight with Rios, and this took him away from the sport after he was beaten. Alvarado suffered an eye injury in the loss to Rios, and that was partly behind him losing the fight because he couldn’t see out of his right eye after hurting it.
Even if Alvarado is able to stay 100 percent dedicated to his craft, it’s going to be difficult for him to regain what he’s lost.