Rigoberto Alvarez Back To Training, Eyes July Return
After carefully analyzing his immediate future, Rigoberto "Espanol" Alvarez has decided to return to the gym to fight in the middle of next July.
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Austin Trout Leaves No Doubt In Rout Of Rigoberto Alvarez
By Jake Donovan - Austin Trout saw his patience put to the test as the undefeated junior middleweight spent more than a year contending with the ugly side of the sport. In the end it proved to pay off, as he put on a boxing clinic en route to a lopsided 12-round decision win Saturday evening over Rigoberto Alvarez in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Scores were 119-108 across in their Televisa-televised main event. Both fighters weighed in at the junior middleweight limit of 154 lb. off the fight without a count.
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Photos: Austin Trout Grabs Gold in Guadalajara
At the Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Austin Trout (22-0, 13 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over WBA-interim junior middleweight champion Rigoberto Alvarez (26-3, 19 KOs) to win the vacant WBA's “regular” junior middleweight belt. All three judges scored it 119-108 on all cards. Miguel Cotto is the WBA's "super champion" at 154-pounds. Photos by Etzel Espinosa/Hoganphotos and Canelo Pomotions.
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Austin Trout: After Rigoberto, I Want Saul Alvarez Next
Undefeated junior middleweight prospect and #1 mandatory challenger Austin "No Doubt" Trout (21-0) has been patiently waiting on the sidelines for his chance at the WBA junior middleweight title. On Saturday he gets his chance when he face's Rigoberto Alvarez (26-2) in the Mexican's backyard of Guadalara, Jalisco in a fight televised by Telefutura. The fight is for the vacant WBA junior middleweight "regular" title. Miguel Cotto holds the "super" version of the WBA junior middleweight strap. Trout spoke to BoxingScene.com about facing Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's big brother and more in this exclusive interview.
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Photos/Weights: Rigoberto Alvarez, Austin Trout Ready
An enthusiastic crowd of over 300 fans was on hand as Rigoberto Alvarez and Austin Trout both made weight for their 12-round junior middleweight bout Saturday night at Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
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Photos: Rigoberto Alvarez vs. Austin Trout Final Presser
Guadalajara, Mexico - "I'm stronger than ever and motivated to come out on top for the fans in my first defense," said Rigoberto Alvarez regarding Saturday's fight in which he defends his super welterweight title of the World Boxing Association (WBA) against mandatory Austin Trout of America.
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Rigoberto Alvarez, Austin Trout Ready For Battle on 2/5
LOS ANGELES - Mexican sensation Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has been the talk of the boxing world for the last two years, but on Saturday, February 5, his older brother Rigoberto Alvarez will be making some noise of his own when he defends his WBA Interim Super Welterweight World Title against El Paso, Texas' unbeaten Austin Trout in the main event of Televisa's Saturday night boxing series Sabados De Corona. The 12 round fight will take place at Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
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