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From the moment he donned his first pair of gloves, Nicaragua's Rene Gemelo' Alvarado longed to follow in the footsteps of the late, great Alexis Arguello. With his first career title fight comes the best way imaginable to honor his lifelong boxing idol. The 30-year old junior lightweight contender is all in for his upcoming rematch with 130-pound titlist Andrew Chango' Cancio (21-4-2, 16KOs), which takes place this weekend at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California (Saturday, DAZN, 7:30pm ET). More so than a chance at avenging a past defeat and equally as important as joining twin brother Felix Alvarado on the title stage, comes the cultural significance of the fight date.
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