Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Role Boxer Reach 74 in (189 cm) Parents Santos Alvarez | Nationality Mexican Total fights 29 Name Rigoberto Alvarez Nieces Emily Cinnamon Alvarez | |
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Real name Rigoberto Alvarez Barragan Nickname(s) El Espanol"The Spaniard" Siblings Saul Alvarez, Ricardo Alvarez Barragan, Ramon Alvarez, Ana Elda Alvarez Similar People | ||
Rigoberto Álvarez, el exboxeador ve en su hermano menor un sueño cumplido
Rigoberto Álvarez Barragán (born January 20, 1978), is a Mexican Boxer in the Light Middleweight division. Rigo is a former Mexican National Middleweight, Super Middleweight, WBC FECARBOX Super Middleweight and interim WBA World Light Middleweight Champion.
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- Rigoberto lvarez el exboxeador ve en su hermano menor un sueo cumplido
- Austin trout vs rigoberto alvarez 12th round world title
- Early life
- Professional career
- WBA World Light Middleweight championship
- References
Austin trout vs rigoberto alvarez 12th round world title
Early life
Rigoberto comes from a big boxing family, his brothers are Welterweight prospects Ramón Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez and the current WBC Middleweight Champion, The Ring Middleweight Champion and lineal champion, Saúl Álvarez.
Professional career
Álvarez lost a close decision to William Gare in South Africa for the World Boxing Foundation Super Middleweight title.
In January 2010 he suffered his second loss by TKO to Marco Antonio Rubio for the WBC Latino Middleweight title.
WBA World Light Middleweight championship
On October 9, 2010 Rigoberto fought interim WBA World Light Middleweight champion Nobuhiro Ishida of Japan for the his interim WBA World Light Middleweight Championship. Álvarez defeated Ishida by decision and claimed his interim WBA World Light Middleweight championship.
