René Antonio Alvarado Sánchez (born 15 February 1989) is a Nicaraguan
professional boxer
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who held the
WBA (Regular)
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Founded i ...
super featherweight
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The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although first founded by the New ...
title from 2019 to January 2021.
Professional career
Growing up, Alvarado was always a fan of boxing, specifically
Oscar De La Hoya
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. Alvarado said that meeting De La Hoya and signing with
Golden Boy Promotions
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Hist ...
was always a dream of his.
Alvarado turned professional on 2 May 2008, scoring a second-round
knockout
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victory over Cristobal Ramos at the Casino Pharaohs in
Managua
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, Nicaragua. He compiled a record of 31–8 (20 KO) before facing and defeating
Andrew Cancio in a rematch to win the
WBA (Regular)
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Founded i ...
super featherweight
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The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although first founded by the New ...
title.
Professional boxing record
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
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List of male boxers
This is a list of notable male boxing, boxers. For a list of female boxers, see List of female boxers.
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*Ricky Anderson
*William Abelyan
*Arthur Abraham
*Miguel Acosta (boxer), Miguel Acosta
*Tomasz Adamek
*Ola Afolabi
*Joachim Alcine
*Devon A ...
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Notable boxing families
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List of world super-featherweight boxing champions
This is a list of Super featherweight boxing champions, as recognized by boxing organizations:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA).
* The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 19 ...
References
External links
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René Alvarado - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
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1989 births
Living people
Nicaraguan male boxers
Boxers from Managua
World super-featherweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
Nicaraguan twins