Felix Pedro Alvarado Sanchez was born on 15 February 1989 and is a Nicaraguan professional boxer who held the IBF light flyweight title from 2018 to 2022.
16 Facts About Felix Alvarado
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Felix Alvarado previously challenged for the IBF flyweight title in 2022, the WBA light flyweight title in 2013, and the WBA flyweight title in 2014.
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Felix Alvarado's twin brother, Rene Alvarado, is a professional boxer.
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On July 26,2018, IBF ordered its two highest ranking light flyweight contenders Randy Petalcorin and Felix Alvarado to fight for the vacant IBF title.
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Felix Alvarado won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout, dropping his opponent three times in just over two minutes.
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Felix Alvarado increased his already high pace, knocking Pentalcorin twice more, until he elected to stay down for the ten-count.
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Felix Alvarado was scheduled to make his first title defense against the one-time WBA World Light Fly Title challenger Reiya Konishi on May 19,2019 at the Portopia Hotel in Kobe, Japan.
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Felix Alvarado was scheduled to fight the reigning WBC light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji in a title unification bout on December 23,2019.
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On November 19,2019, Felix Alvarado withdrew from the bout, as he was unable to train due to a bronchial problem.
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Felix Alvarado was next scheduled to make his second title defense against the 2019 IBF mini flyweight titlist Deejay Kriel.
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Felix Alvarado scored knockdowns in rounds two and four, before finishing his opponent by technical knockout in the tenth round.
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Felix Alvarado was expected to defend his IBF junior flyweight title against Erik Lopez on August 14,2021, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, United States.
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Felix Alvarado was rescheduled to face Israel Vasquez on the same date and venue in a non-title bout.
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Felix Alvarado needed a little over two minutes to knock Lopez out with a right hook.
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Felix Alvarado was booked to face Luis Cerrito Hernandez in Managua, Nicaragua on May 21,2022, in his first fight at flyweight.
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Felix Alvarado won the fight by a fourth-round knockout, after knocking Hernandez down in both the second and fourth rounds.