On October 19, 2011, a 33-year-old Rigoberto Álvarez (27-3, 20 KOs) and a 36-year-old Australian boxer Anthony Mundine (42-4, 25 KOs) met in the ring in a super-welterweight bout.
Álvarez came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 14 days. Mundine was on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 14 days.
Anthony Mundine defeated Rigoberto Álvarez via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-welterweight fight. Mundine improves his record to 43-4, while Álvarez adds a loss to his record at 27-4.
On February 5, 2011, 33-year-old Rigoberto Álvarez (27-2, 20 KOs) and 25-year-old Austin Trout (21-0, 13 KOs) fought for the vacant WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title.
Álvarez came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Trout was on a 21-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 3 months.
Austin Trout defeated Rigoberto Álvarez via unanimous decision . Trout improves his record to 22-0, while Álvarez adds a loss to his record at 27-3.
On January 16, 2010, a 31-year-old Rigoberto Álvarez (24-1, 18 KOs) and a 29-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Rubio (44-5-1, 38 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Álvarez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Rubio was on a 1-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
Marco Antonio Rubio stopped Rigoberto Álvarez via TKO in the 9th round. Rubio improves his record to 45-5-1 (39 KOs), while Álvarez adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On August 7, 2009, a 31-year-old Rigoberto Álvarez (23-0, 17 KOs) and William Gare met in the ring.
Álvarez came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days.
Rigoberto Álvarez lost to William Gare via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 23-1.