Mike Alvarado
| Mike Alvarado | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Mile High |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Reach | 69 1⁄2 in (177 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
July 28, 1980 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 4 |
Mike Alvarado (born July 28, 1980) is an American professional boxer who held the WBO junior welterweight title in 2013.
Alvarado was born in Denver, Colorado. Mike is the cousin of Featherweight prospect Ricky López and his father was 18-0 boxing prospect Ron Cisneros "The Rocky Mountain Assassin" who separated with his mother when Mike was young.
Alvarado was a two time Colorado Class 4A state high school wrestling champion at Skyview High School. Alvarado decided not to wrestle in college and instead selected a boxing career. In a span of about three years, Alvarado compiled a record of 26-5. Among his defeated opponents were Chad Aquino and eventual 2004 Olympian Andre Dirrell, both of whom he defeated to take the Ringside National Championship in 2001.
Alvarado was going to fight Paulie Malignaggi but he suffered an elbow injury and withdrew from the fight set for June 27, 2009.
He served a 5 month prison sentence and made a return to boxing with a 2nd round KO of Lenin Arroyo. Alvarado was to fight on Latin fury 15 but was back in jail for parole violations, he had been on probation for traffic and driving offenses and another charge." Mike would then make a successful return to the ring by knocking out the veteran Joshua Burns. Up to this point in his career, Alvarado had beaten fighters such as Carlos Molina, Michael Clark, Michel Rosales, César Bazán, Emmanuel Clottey, and Juaquin Gallardo.
Alvarado beat Ghana's Raymond Narh (25-1), to win the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship, which he would later vacate just before his fight with Gabriel Martinez. This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard. Alvarado's next victory was against Gabriel Martínez, to win IBF Latino Light Welterweight Championship. The bout took place on July 30, 2011 in Denver.
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