Rigoberto Álvarez Explained

Rigoberto Álvarez
Realname:Rigoberto Álvarez Barragán
Nickname:El Español
"The Spaniard"
Weight:Light middleweight
Middleweight
Super middleweight
Height:5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach:74 in (189 cm)
Birth Date:20 January 1978
Birth Place:Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico
Style:Southpaw
Total:31
Wins:27
Ko:20
Losses:4

Rigoberto Álvarez Barragán (born January 20, 1978) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2011. Rigo is a former WBC FECARBOX super middleweight and interim WBA light middleweight champion.

Early life

Álvarez comes from a big boxing family, his brothers are welterweight prospects Ramón Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez and the current Undisputed Super Middleweight champion, Canelo Álvarez.[1]

Professional career

Álvarez lost a close decision to William Gare in South Africa for the World Boxing Foundation super middleweight title.[2]

In January 2010 he suffered his second loss by TKO to Marco Antonio Rubio for the WBC Latino middleweight title.[3]

WBA World Light Middleweight championship

On October 9, 2010 Rigoberto fought Nobuhiro Ishida of Japan for his interim WBA Light Middleweight Championship.[4] Álvarez defeated Ishida by decision.[5]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
31Loss 27–4 Anthony MundineUD12 (12)2011-10-19
30Loss27–3 Austin TroutUD12 (12)2011-02-05
29Win27–2 Nobuhiro IshidaSD12 (12)2010-10-09
28Win26–2 Alfredo TrevinoTKO1 (8)2010-07-10
27Win25–2 Mauro RomeroTKO2 (8)2010-06-12
26Loss24–2 Marco Antonio RubioTKO9 (12)2010-01-16
25Win 24–1 Fernando VelaRTD3 (8)2009-10-03
24Loss23–1 William GareUD12 (12)2009-08-07
23Win23–0 Eduardo AyalaRTD6 (8)2009-03-28
22Win22–0 Jose Humberto CorralKO4 (12)2009-01-24
21Win21–0 Erik Rafael EsquivelKO4 (12)2008-10-04
20Win20–0 Felipe RomeroKO3 (12)2008-06-28
19Win19–0 Roberto TenaKO1 (12)2008-05-30
18Win18–0 Juan AlbarranTKO2 (10)2008-04-04
17Win17–0 Alvaro EnriquezTKO2 (10)2007-12-15
16Win16–0 Arturo ElizaldeTKO2 (10)2007-10-19
15Win15–0 Alfredo ContrerasKO1 (8)2007-08-18
14Win 14–0 Francisco SierraKO10 (10)2006-12-15
13Win13–0 Hugo LomeliKO4 (12)2006-10-20
12Win12–0 Armando PatinoKO1 (10)2006-09-22
11Win11–0 Francisco SierraPTS12 (12)2006-04-15
10Win10–0 Juan Carlos SanchezKO1 (8)2006-02-24
9Win9–0 Juan Carlos SanchezKO1 (10)2006-02-04
8Win8–0 Antonio GonzalezPTS10 (10)2005-08-26
7Win 7–0 Roberto CruzPTS8 (8)2004-12-04
6Win6–0 Antonio ContrerasKO1 (4)2002-04-13
5Win5–0 Julian VenegasKO1 (8)2001-06-15
4Win4–0 Jaime EnriquezPTS8 (8)2001-03-16
3Win3–0 Hugo LomeliUD8 (8)2000-11-02
2Win2–0 Jaime EnriquezPTS8 (8)2000-09-08
1Win 1–0 Ismael RodriguezKO1 (8)2000-02-01

See also

External links


Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rigoberto Álvarez y Marco Rubio - Espectáculos. 2.esmas.com.
  2. Web site: WILLIAM GARE vs RIGOBERTO ALVAREZ . www.fightwriter.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110823200202/http://www.fightwriter.com/william-gare-vs-rigoberto-alvarez . 17 January 2022 . August 23, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Marco Antonio Rubio Beats Alvarez, Tomoki Kameda Wins. Boxingscene.com. 8 April 2018.
  4. Web site: La información de todos los deportes sólo en Univisiondeportes.com. deportes.univision.com.
  5. Web site: Homepage. Oem.com.mx.