Alvarado-Rios 3 Confirmed For Jan. 24 in Colorado

by David P. Greisman

The third fight between Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios will take place on Jan. 24 at the 1stBank Center in the Denver suburb of Broomfield, Colorado, according to Todd duBoef of Top Rank, who tweeted the news on Tuesday evening.

This is a rubber match. Rios won their first outing by seventh-round stoppage back in October 2012, while Alvarado mixed in more boxing en rout to a close but clear decision win in March 2013.

Since then, Alvarado lost his junior-welterweight world title to Ruslan Provodnikov in October 2013 and dropped a decision to Juan Manuel Marquez this past May, falling to 34-3 with 23 KOs.

Rios went on to face Manny Pacquiao in Macau in November 2013, losing a wide decision, and he bounced back this past August in a competitive yet ugly fight he won over Diego Chaves via disqualification. Rios, a former lightweight titleholder who long ago grew out of that division, is 32-2-1 with 23 KOs.

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