Rosendo Alvarez
Career, Record, Stats
Rosendo Alvarez (El Bufalo) is a 54-year-old retired Nicaraguan professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 19 years, 5 months, and 14 days, Alvarez amassed a record of 37-4-2, which includes 24 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Rosendo Alvarez' Boxing Career
Rosendo Alvarez was born in Managua, Nicaragua on May 6, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on December 12, 1992 against Pablo Torres. Alvarez defeated Torres via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Alvarez became a world champion at the age of 25 after 19 professional fights. He challenged Chana Porpaoin for the WBA strawweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the light-flyweight (WBA, The Ring) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Alvarez' last fight was a disqualification loss to Jean Sampson at age 42, on May 26, 2012.
Some of Rosendo Alvarez' best fights have been against Ricardo López (HOFer) and Tomás Rojas. For a complete list of Alvarez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Rosendo Alvarez".
Alvarez has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Rosendo Alvarez Losses".
Rosendo Alvarez' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | May 26, 2012 | 42 |  Jean Sampson | loss | DQ 5 |
42 | Apr 08, 2006 | 35 | 
Jorge Arce 26 43-3-1 | loss | KO 6 |
41 | Feb 04, 2006 | 35 | Eduardo Pacheco | win | TKO 6 |
40 | Dec 10, 2005 | 35 | Jorge Romero | win | TKO 6 |
39 | Oct 29, 2005 | 35 | Julio Grimaldo | win | UD 10 |
38 | Feb 26, 2005 | 34 | Regulo Gamez | win | KO 7 |
37 | Oct 02, 2004 | 34 | Beibis Mendoza | win | SD 12 |
36 | Dec 13, 2003 | 33 | José Víctor Burgos | draw | SD 12 |
35 | Mar 31, 2003 | 32 | Beibis Mendoza | win | MD 12 |
34 | Jan 19, 2002 | 31 | Pichit Chor Siriwat | win | TKO 12 |
33 | Dec 14, 2001 | 31 | David Torres | win | KO 3 |
32 | Mar 03, 2001 | 30 | Beibis Mendoza | win | SD 12 |
31 | Dec 08, 2000 | 30 | Cipriano Landa | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Aug 12, 2000 | 30 | Beibis Mendoza | loss | DQ 7 |
29 | Mar 11, 2000 | 29 | 
Tomás Rojas 19 13-4 | win | UD 10 |
28 | Dec 18, 1999 | 29 | Arturo Velazquez | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Feb 27, 1999 | 28 | Paulino Villalobos | win | UD 10 |
26 | Nov 13, 1998 | 28 | 
Ricardo López 32 47-0-1 | loss | SD 12 |
25 | Mar 07, 1998 | 27 |
Ricardo López 31 47-0 | draw | TD 8 |
24 | Jan 11, 1997 | 26 | Songkram Porpaoin | win | TKO 11 |
23 | Oct 01, 1996 | 26 | Takashi Shiohama | win | KO 8 |
22 | Jun 15, 1996 | 26 | Eric Chavez | win | MD 12 |
21 | Mar 30, 1996 | 25 | Kermin Guardia | win | KO 3 |
20 | Dec 02, 1995 | 25 | Chana Porpaoin | win | SD 12 |
19 | Sep 02, 1995 | 25 | Vidal Cerna | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Jul 15, 1995 | 25 | Alfredo Virgen | win | UD 10 |
17 | Apr 01, 1995 | 24 | Abel Andres | win | KO 1 |
16 | Feb 18, 1995 | 24 | Juan González | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Dec 17, 1994 | 24 | Alfredo Toro | win | KO 1 |
14 | Nov 26, 1994 | 24 | Andres Tavarez | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Sep 23, 1994 | 24 | José Bonilla | win | TKO 11 |
12 | Sep 10, 1994 | 24 | Jaime Díaz | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Jul 16, 1994 | 24 | Juan Antonio Torres | win | TKO 6 |
10 | Apr 30, 1994 | 23 | Oscar Vargas | win | UD 8 |
9 | Jan 29, 1994 | 23 | Carlos Puente | win | KO 1 |
8 | Nov 27, 1993 | 23 | Mauricio Buitrago | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Oct 30, 1993 | 23 | Alcides Hernández | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Sep 26, 1993 | 23 | Lee Sandoval | win | UD 10 |
5 | Aug 07, 1993 | 23 | Rudy Crawford | win | TKO 2 |
4 | May 15, 1993 | 23 | Lee Sandoval | win | UD 8 |
3 | Feb 27, 1993 | 22 | Carlos López | win | KO 5 |
2 | Feb 05, 1993 | 22 | Gilbert García | win | UD 6 |
1 | Dec 12, 1992 | 22 | Pablo Torres | win | TKO 3 |