Mike Alvarado - Brandon Rios Best Fight of the Year
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| Rios-Alvarado Fight | Photo Credit: Chris Farina/Top Rank |
October 13, 2012 at Home Depot Center in California, USA, Before the most awaited fight of Nonito Donaire against his Japanese opponent Toshiaki Nishioka, a fight between the two greatest fighter Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios conquered the crowds and get things heat up.
As the two brawlers give a toe-to-toe fight. Giving full offense and less defense in their fights with a Knock out punches they release in every round. A 7-Round war that make the crowd to roar with blaze. With this rare fight you witness, the ticket is totally worth the amount! As the Top Rank Chief Executive Bob Arum said " It was definitely the fight of the Year, How can it not be?".
Alvarado, an obvious bigger fighter than Rios who was first time to fight in 140 pounds, try to use his long jab to keep Rios but he sucked into brawling exchanges. At 7th Round after Rios damage Alvarado with right hook and hurt. Rios took him with a perfectly placed roundhouse style Right hook to the side of Alvarado's head and staggered against the rope so he won't fall down but Rios want to end it early he move to end the Game. The game stopped at 1:57 of Round 7.
Referee Pat Rusell let Rios to hit Alvarado a few more punches after receiving a damaging right hook from Rios before determining that he can no longer defends. Rusell says that "I thought that he was defenseless and I didn't want him to get hurt." With Rios landed 161 out of 541 and Alvarado who landed 175 out of 779. Rios won the greatest fight of the Year.
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