Armando Alvarez

Rosendo Alvarez, a professional Boxer, has had an impressive career with 43 total fights, 37 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws. Throughout his career, he hasn't faced any no-contests, and he has knocked out his opponents 24 times. Alvarez has had three title wins and has successfully defended them six times. During his career, he has lost only once via knockout. His career spanned over 19 years, starting in 1992 and ending in 2012.

Alvarez's professional boxing debut was on December 12, 1992, at the age of 22 against Pablo Torres, whom he defeated via 3rd round TKO. The debut fight was the beginning of 24 consecutive wins that included 16 wins via stoppage.

After 19 professional fights, Alvarez fought his first title match against Chana Porpaoin for the strawweight WBA title on December 2, 1995, at the age of 25. He made an impressive and solid victory, defeating Porpaoin via 12 round split-decision to become the strawweight Champion of the World.

Alvarez's professional boxing career was so impressive that he won three world titles at two different weight classes - a feat that is admirable and extraordinary. The Mexican took the strawweight WBA title in 1995, then moved up to light flyweight, where he defeated American Beibis Mendoza to win his second world title. Later on, he moved back down to flyweight to win his third title in 2005 against Arturo Urena.

Alvarez's notable victories include wins over Kermin Guardia, David Torres, Regulo Gamez, Jorge Romero, Eduardo Pacheco, and Cipriano Landa. His utter dominance in those fights made him a household name and solidified his position among the best boxers ever to grace the ring.

Alvarez had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career, two in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Ricardo López via 12 round split-decision on November 13, 1998, ending his 24-fight winning streak. He has been stopped only once and lost three times via decision. All of Rosendo Alvarez's losses are critical to highlight the impact they had on his career.

Alvarez's career highlights came from the two fights that he shone incredibly in. The first was on December 2, 1995, when Alvarez won his first world title, defeating Chana Porpaoin via 12 round split-decision, becoming the WBA strawweight champion. The second highlight was on March 30, 1996, when Alvarez successfully defended the WBA strawweight title, knocking out Kermin Guardia in the third round. These two highlights made Alvarez one of the best boxers of his time.

Alvarez's last professional fight was against Jean Sampson on May 26, 2012, a non-title bout. Unfortunately, Alvarez lost the fight via 5 round DQ, ending his impressive career. To highlight his impact, his professional record stands at 37-4-2, comprising of 24 knockout victories and one knockout loss (which won't define his career, considering his overall contribution to the sport).

Rosendo Alvarez gave everything to the sport of boxing throughout his career: he was gritty, determined, had the heart of a champion, and left his mark on the boxing world. Three world championships, numerous victories, well-fought fights, and a relatively small number of losses prove that excellence comes from hard work and dedication.

Rosendo Alvarez Fight Record