On January 16, 2010, Marco Antonio Rubio (44-5-1, 38 KOs) and Rigoberto Álvarez (24-1, 18 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round middleweight bout.
Marco Antonio Rubio is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Jose Miguel Rodriguez Berrio, 2 months and 16 days ago. Rigoberto Álvarez is on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round RTD win over Fernando Vela, 3 months and 13 days ago.
The winning odds are at 81.6-18.4 in favor of Rigoberto Álvarez. Marco Antonio Rubio is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Álvarez should win this fight.
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.