Rigoberto Álvarez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Barragán.

Rigoberto Álvarez Barragán (born January 20, 1978) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2011. Rigo is a former WBC FECARBOX super middleweight and interim WBA light middleweight champion.

Rigoberto Álvarez
Álvarez fighting against Ishida in 2010
Born	Rigoberto Álvarez Barragán (1978-01-20) January 20, 1978 (age 47) Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico
Other names	El Español "The Spaniard"
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach	74 in (189 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	31
Wins	27
Wins by KO	20
Losses	4

Early life

Álvarez comes from a big boxing family, his brothers are welterweight prospects Ramón Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez and the current Undisputed Super Middleweight champion, Canelo Álvarez.^[1]

Professional career

Álvarez lost a close decision to William Gare in South Africa for the World Boxing Foundation super middleweight title.^[2]

In January 2010 he suffered his second loss by TKO to Marco Antonio Rubio for the WBC Latino middleweight title.^[3]

WBA World Light Middleweight championship

On October 9, 2010 Rigoberto fought Nobuhiro Ishida of Japan for his interim WBA Light Middleweight Championship.^[4] Álvarez defeated Ishida by decision.^[5]

Professional boxing record

31 fights	27 wins	4 losses
By knockout	20	1
By decision	7	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
31	Loss	27–4	Anthony Mundine	UD	12 (12)	2011-10-19	Entertainment Centre, Newcastle	For WBA interim light middleweight title
30	Loss	27–3	Austin Trout	UD	12 (12)	2011-02-05	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara	For vacant WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
29	Win	27–2	Nobuhiro Ishida	SD	12 (12)	2010-10-09	Mesón de los Deportes, Tepic	Won WBA interim light middleweight title
28	Win	26–2	Alfredo Trevino	TKO	1 (8)	2010-07-10	Arena VFG, Guadalajara
27	Win	25–2	Mauro Romero	TKO	2 (8)	2010-06-12	Centro de Convenciones, Puebla
26	Loss	24–2	Marco Antonio Rubio	TKO	9 (12)	2010-01-16	Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio	For WBC Latino Middleweight title
25	Win	24–1	Fernando Vela	RTD	3 (8)	2009-10-03	Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara
24	Loss	23–1	William Gare	UD	12 (12)	2009-08-07	Mangaung Indoor Centre, Bloemfontein
23	Win	23–0	Eduardo Ayala	RTD	6 (8)	2009-03-28	Plaza de Toros, Tijuana
22	Win	22–0	Jose Humberto Corral	KO	4 (12)	2009-01-24	Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara
21	Win	21–0	Erik Rafael Esquivel	KO	4 (12)	2008-10-04	Palenque Zapopum, Zapopan
20	Win	20–0	Felipe Romero	KO	3 (12)	2008-06-28	Palenque Calle 2, Zapopan	Won Mexico Super Middleweight title
19	Win	19–0	Roberto Tena	KO	1 (12)	2008-05-30	Guadalajara
18	Win	18–0	Juan Albarran	TKO	2 (10)	2008-04-04	Salon El General, Guadalajara
17	Win	17–0	Alvaro Enriquez	TKO	2 (10)	2007-12-15	Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara
16	Win	16–0	Arturo Elizalde	TKO	2 (10)	2007-10-19	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara
15	Win	15–0	Alfredo Contreras	KO	1 (8)	2007-08-18	Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara
14	Win	14–0	Francisco Sierra	KO	10 (10)	2006-12-15	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara
13	Win	13–0	Hugo Lomeli	KO	4 (12)	2006-10-20	Guadalajara
12	Win	12–0	Armando Patino	KO	1 (10)	2006-09-22	Guadalajara
11	Win	11–0	Francisco Sierra	PTS	12 (12)	2006-04-15	Tuxpan
10	Win	10–0	Juan Carlos Sanchez	KO	1 (8)	2006-02-24	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara
9	Win	9–0	Juan Carlos Sanchez	KO	1 (10)	2006-02-04	Guadalajara
8	Win	8–0	Antonio Gonzalez	PTS	10 (10)	2005-08-26	Manzanillo
7	Win	7–0	Roberto Cruz	PTS	8 (8)	2004-12-04	Manzanillo
6	Win	6–0	Antonio Contreras	KO	1 (4)	2002-04-13	Tijuana
5	Win	5–0	Julian Venegas	KO	1 (8)	2001-06-15	Tepic
4	Win	4–0	Jaime Enriquez	PTS	8 (8)	2001-03-16	Mexico
3	Win	3–0	Hugo Lomeli	UD	8 (8)	2000-11-02	Guadalajara
2	Win	2–0	Jaime Enriquez	PTS	8 (8)	2000-09-08	Gimnasio Municipal, Ciudad Obregon
1	Win	1–0	Ismael Rodriguez	KO	1 (8)	2000-02-01	Ciudad Guzman

See also

• México portal

• Notable boxing families