René Antonio Alvarado Sánchez (born 15 February 1989) is a Nicaraguan professional boxer who held the WBA (Regular) super featherweight title from 2019 to January 2021.
Professional career Growing up, Alvarado was always a fan of boxing, specifically Oscar De La Hoya. Alvarado said that meeting De La Hoya and signing with Golden Boy Promotions was always a dream of his.
Alvarado turned professional on 2 May 2008, scoring a second-round knockout victory over Cristobal Ramos at the Casino Pharaohs in Managua, Nicaragua. He compiled a record of 31–8 (20 KO) before facing and defeating Andrew Cancio in a rematch to win the WBA (Regular) super featherweight title.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes53Loss36–17Dominic ValleUD87 Nov 202552Win36–16Elysson MarquezTD6 (8) 12 Sep 202551Win35–16Victor Morales Jr.UD1028 Jun 202550Loss34–16Geo LopezUD105 Apr 202549Loss34–15Hayato TsutsumiTKO8 (10), 31 Dec 202448Win34–14Ricardo BlandonUD1031 Aug 202447Loss33–14Vildan MinasovUD108 Sep 202346Win33–13Ricardo CortezTKO3 (10), 25 Mar 202345Loss32–13Mark UrvanovUD1019 Nov 202244Loss32–12William ZepedaUD1014 May 202243Loss32–11Lamont Roach Jr.UD1018 Dec 202142Loss32–10Roger GutiérrezUD1214 Aug 202141Loss32–9Roger GutiérrezUD122 Jan 202140Win32–8Andrew CancioRTD7 (12), 23 Nov 201939Win31–8Eusebio Osejo6 (8), 26 Apr 201938Win30–8Carlos MoralesUD12 8 Dec 201837Win29–8Luis GonzalezKO1 (8), 23 Mar 201836Win28–8Denis ShafikovSD10 9 Dec 201735Win27–8David MoralesKO2 (8), 14 Oct 201734Win26–8Roger GutiérrezKO7 (8), 14 Jul 201733Win25–8Moises OlivasKO2 (8), 26 May 201732Loss24–8Yuriorkis GamboaUD10 11 Mar 201731Win24–7Jayson VélezSD1015 Jul 201630Loss23–7Manuel ÁvilaUD10 1 Apr 201629Loss23–6Andrew CancioKO8 (10), 18 Dec 201528Win23–5Eusebio OsejoTKO1 (10), 10 Oct 201527Loss22–5Joseph DiazUD10 11 Jul 201526Win22–4Rafael CastilloTKO3 (8), 21 Mar 201525Loss21–4Eric HunterUD10 20 Jan 201524Win21–3Juan Pablo SanchezUD12 11 Oct 201423Loss20–3Rocky JuarezUD12 26 May 201422Win20–2Robinson CastellanosTKO9 (12), 15 Feb 201421Win19–2Cristobal RamosRTD3 (8), 25 Jan 201420Win18–2Ariel VasquezKO1 (8), 15 Mar 201319Loss17–2Jezreel CorralesUD6 24 Jan 201318Win17–1Eusebio Osejo6 (10), 15 Dec 201217Win16–1Jose GutierrezTKO3 (8), 13 Jul 201216Win15–1Roberto Rodriguez CoreaUD831 Mar 201215Loss14–1Orlando Rizo1024 Sep 201114Win14–0Erick AguileraTKO2 (6), 26 Aug 201113Win13–0Bismarck AlfaroKO2 (10), 5 Feb 201112Win12–0Bismarck AlfaroTKO3 (6), 11 Dec 201011Win11–0Imer VelasquezUD623 Oct 201010Win10–0Reynaldo Cajina5 (6), 28 Aug 20109Win9–0Orlando Rizo10 26 Jun 20108Win8–0Adonis RivasUD8 12 Mar 20107Win7–0Jose RizoUD66 Jun 20096Win6–0Jose Rizo614 Mar 20095Win5–0Heyner AragonKO1 (4), 4 Oct 20084Win4–0Nicolas MercadoKO1 (4), 12 Sep 20083Win3–0Francisco CastilloKO1 (4), 12 Jul 20082Win2–0Heyner AragonKO2 (4), 20 Jun 20081Win1–0Cristobal Ramos2 (4), 2 May 2008
Personal life Outside of boxing, Alvarado enjoys playing soccer, spending time with his family, and watching movies.
René has a twin brother, Felix Alvarado, who previously held the IBF light flyweight title.
See also List of male boxers Notable boxing families List of world super-featherweight boxing champions
References
External links
René Alvarado - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live