Marcos Reyes Targets Rigoberto Alvarez WBA Title Clash

By Jhonny Gonzalez

WBC FECOMBOX middleweight champion Marcos "Dorado" Reyes (18-1, 16KOs) is set to defend his belt on January 1 against Rito Ruvalcaba in Mexico. The big puncher predicts a knockout win. He then wants to challenge WBA interim-154-pound champion Rigoberto 'Español' Álvarez, the older brother of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Reyes' good friend, Marco Antonio Rubio, battered Alvarez last January in nine rounds. Reyes wants to stop Alvarez even quicker. He's willing to drop down in weight to take the fight.

"After my next fight, I then want to challenge Rigoberto Alvarez. 2011 will be my year. I will begin it with a knockout and then challenge the Alvarez. I hope he doesn't back out, because if my teammate, Marco Antonio Rubio, can fight him and win, then I can do it and be stunning," Reyes said. "I'm sure that I'll stop Ruvalcaba and then I'll do the same to Alvarez, if he accepts the fight."