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.
Rigoberto Álvarez | |
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 Álvarez fighting against Ishida in 2010 | |
| Born | Rigoberto Álvarez Barragán January 20, 1978 Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Other names | El Español "The Spaniard" |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Reach | 74 in (189 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 31 |
| Wins | 27 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 4 |
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 31 fights | 27 wins | 4 losses |
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| By knockout | 20 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 31 | Loss | 27–4 |  Anthony Mundine
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UD | 12 (12) | 2011-10-19 | Entertainment Centre, Newcastle
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For WBA interim light middleweight title |
| 30 | Loss | 27–3 |  Austin Trout
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UD | 12 (12) | 2011-02-05 |  Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara
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For vacant WBA (Regular) light middleweight title |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 |  Nobuhiro Ishida
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SD | 12 (12) | 2010-10-09 | Mesón de los Deportes, Tepic
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Won WBA interim light middleweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Alfredo Trevino
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TKO | 1 (8) | 2010-07-10 | Arena VFG, Guadalajara
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| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Mauro Romero
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TKO | 2 (8) | 2010-06-12 | Centro de Convenciones, Puebla
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| 26 | Loss | 24–2 | Marco Antonio Rubio
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TKO | 9 (12) | 2010-01-16 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio
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For WBC Latino Middleweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Fernando Vela
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RTD | 3 (8) | 2009-10-03 | Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara
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| 24 | Loss | 23–1 |  William Gare
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UD | 12 (12) | 2009-08-07 | Mangaung Indoor Centre, Bloemfontein
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| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Eduardo Ayala
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RTD | 6 (8) | 2009-03-28 | Plaza de Toros, Tijuana
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| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Jose Humberto Corral
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KO | 4 (12) | 2009-01-24 | Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara
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| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Erik Rafael Esquivel
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KO | 4 (12) | 2008-10-04 | Palenque Zapopum, Zapopan
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| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Felipe Romero
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KO | 3 (12) | 2008-06-28 | Palenque Calle 2, Zapopan
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Won Mexico Super Middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Roberto Tena
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KO | 1 (12) | 2008-05-30 | Guadalajara
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| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Juan Albarran
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TKO | 2 (10) | 2008-04-04 | Salon El General, Guadalajara
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Alvaro Enriquez
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TKO | 2 (10) | 2007-12-15 | Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Arturo Elizalde
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TKO | 2 (10) | 2007-10-19 | Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Alfredo Contreras
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KO | 1 (8) | 2007-08-18 | Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Francisco Sierra
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KO | 10 (10) | 2006-12-15 | Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Hugo Lomeli
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KO | 4 (12) | 2006-10-20 | Guadalajara
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Armando Patino
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KO | 1 (10) | 2006-09-22 | Guadalajara
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Francisco Sierra
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PTS | 12 (12) | 2006-04-15 | Tuxpan
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Juan Carlos Sanchez
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KO | 1 (8) | 2006-02-24 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Juan Carlos Sanchez
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KO | 1 (10) | 2006-02-04 | Guadalajara
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Antonio Gonzalez
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PTS | 10 (10) | 2005-08-26 | Manzanillo
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Roberto Cruz
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PTS | 8 (8) | 2004-12-04 | Manzanillo
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Antonio Contreras
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KO | 1 (4) | 2002-04-13 | Tijuana
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Julian Venegas
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KO | 1 (8) | 2001-06-15 | Tepic
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jaime Enriquez
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PTS | 8 (8) | 2001-03-16 | Mexico
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Hugo Lomeli
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UD | 8 (8) | 2000-11-02 | Guadalajara
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jaime Enriquez
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PTS | 8 (8) | 2000-09-08 | Gimnasio Municipal, Ciudad Obregon
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ismael Rodriguez
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KO | 1 (8) | 2000-02-01 | Ciudad Guzman
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rigoberto Álvarez y Marco Rubio - Espectáculos". 2.esmas.com.
- ^ "WILLIAM GARE vs RIGOBERTO ALVAREZ". www.fightwriter.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Marco Antonio Rubio Beats Alvarez, Tomoki Kameda Wins". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "La información de todos los deportes sólo en Univisiondeportes.com". deportes.univision.com.
- ^ "Homepage". Oem.com.mx.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Rigoberto Álvarez from BoxRec (registration required)