Mike Alvarado-Brandon Rios III on tap?
According to Top Rank Promotions’ Bob Arum, the rubber match between Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios is a go…but where exactly is it going?
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Brandon Rios looks to regain confidence against Diego Chaves
Brandon Rios seeks to regain the confidence he had prior to suffering back-to-back losses to Mike Alvarado and Manny Pacquiao last year when he faces Diego Chaves on Saturday on HBO. Rios is recharged and ready but Chaves, as hardcore fans know, is no joke.
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Ruslan Provodnikov: Mike Alvarado hurt Juan Manuel Marquez, but not me
WBO 140-pound titleholder Ruslan Provodnikov was ringside for Juan Manuel Marquez’s win over Mike Alvarado last Saturday, close enough to make comparisons to his own 10th-round stoppage of Alvarado in October 2013.
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Juan Manuel Marquez-Mike Alavarado draws big ratings
HBO’s broadcast of Juan Manuel Marquez’s unanimous decision over Mike Alvarado generated a peak viewership of 1,322,000, making it the second most watched bout on cable so far in 2013 and this year, according to Nielsen Media Research on Tuesday.
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Dougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on Juan Manuel Marquez’s entertaining decision over Mike Alvarado, what could be next for Marquez, the Stevenson-Fonfara light heavyweight championship, Cotto-Martinez, plus plenty of mythical matchups in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
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Weekend Review: The amazing Marquez continues to impress at 40
Juan Manuel Marquez was the black sheep in the Mexican triumvirate that included Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales but has outlasted the others and emerged as the enduring star, which he proved once again with a dominant decision over Mike Alvarado.
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Return of the King: Marquez beats Alvarado in a war at The Forum
Juan Manuel Marquez turned in a performance befitting his return to The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., where he first made his name in the 1990s, on Saturday. Marquez got up from a knockdown to outclass and outfight Mike Alvarado to an entertaining unanimous decision.
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Photo gallery: Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Mike Alvarado
The best thing about fights that go the distance is that they give us 12 rounds of Naoki Fukuda’s photos to choose from. The worst thing is that they give us 12 rounds of Naoki Fukuda’s photos to choose from.
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Juan Manuel Marquez 141.6, Mike Alvardo 143.2; Tim Bradley weighs in
Everyone, from combatants Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado to weigh-in co-host Tim Bradley, is promising a war tomorrow night at The Forum, in which a shot at Manny Pacquiao could be on the line.
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Photo gallery: Juan Manuel Marquez-Mike Alvarado weigh-in
Juan Manuel Marque and Mike Alvarado on the scales for Saturday’s matchup at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.
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