On March 30, 1996, the 25-year-old WBA strawweight world champion, Rosendo Alvarez (20-0, 14 KOs), faced Kermin Guardia, in a title defense fight.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days.
Rosendo Alvarez made easy work of Kermin Guardia, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Alvarez improves his record to 21-0 (15 KOs)
On October 1, 1996, the 26-year-old WBA strawweight world champion, Rosendo Alvarez (22-0, 15 KOs), faced Takashi Shiohama, in a title defense fight.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 16 days.
Rosendo Alvarez stopped Takashi Shiohama via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA strawweight title. Alvarez improves his record to 23-0 (16 KOs)
On January 19, 2002, the 31-year-old WBA light-flyweight world champion, Rosendo Alvarez (30-2-1, 20 KOs), faced Pichit Chor Siriwat, in a title defense fight.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 5 days.
Rosendo Alvarez stopped Pichit Chor Siriwat via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA light-flyweight title. Alvarez improves his record to 31-2-1 (21 KOs)
On January 11, 1997, the 26-year-old WBA strawweight world champion, Rosendo Alvarez (23-0, 16 KOs), faced Songkram Porpaoin, in a title defense fight.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days.
Rosendo Alvarez stopped Songkram Porpaoin via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA strawweight title. Alvarez improves his record to 24-0 (17 KOs)
On March 7, 1998, the 27-year-old WBA strawweight champion, Rosendo Alvarez (24-0, 17 KOs), and the 31-year-old WBC strawweight champion Ricardo López (47-0, 36 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 24 days. López was on a 47-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
The fight ended in a technical decision draw, and both the fighters retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. — Alvarez is now 24-0-1 and López, 47-0-1.
On March 3, 2001, Rosendo Alvarez and Beibis Mendoza met again in a rematch.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Rosendo Alvarez defeated Beibis Mendoza via split decision in the rematch and wins the WBA title. Alvarez improves his record to 29-2-1
On March 31, 2003, Rosendo Alvarez and Beibis Mendoza met again in a rematch.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 12 days.
Rosendo Alvarez defeated Beibis Mendoza via majority decision in the rematch. Alvarez improves his record to 32-2-1
On June 15, 1996, the 26-year-old WBA strawweight world champion, Rosendo Alvarez (21-0, 15 KOs), faced Eric Chavez, in a title defense fight.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
Rosendo Alvarez defeated Eric Chavez via majority decision and successfully defended his WBA strawweight title. Alvarez improves his record to 22-0
On December 2, 1995, a 25-year-old Rosendo Alvarez (19-0, 14 KOs) got a shot at the WBA strawweight title held by Chana Porpaoin.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
Rosendo Alvarez defeated Chana Porpaoin via split decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Alvarez improves his record to 20-0
On December 13, 2003, the 33-year-old WBA and The Ring light-flyweight champion, Rosendo Alvarez (32-2-1, 21 KOs), and IBF light-flyweight champion José Víctor Burgos met in a title-unification fight.
Alvarez came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 13 days.
The fight ended in a split decision draw, and both the fighters retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. — Alvarez is now 32-2-2.