Alvarado stops Rosales in seven

By Marc Abrams

Mike Alvarado scored an impressive seventh round stoppage over Michel Rosales in a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout at the Iseleta casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Alvarado was dominant throughout until he turned up the heat with power punches at the end of round six. In round seven, Alvarado landed a barrage of punches that Rosales in trouble until referee Rocky Burke stopped the bout at 1:28 of round seven.

Alvarado of Denver is now closing in on a significant bout with a record of 21-0 with fourteen knockouts. Rosales is now 20-2

Ray Sanchez III rebounded from his stoppage loss to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. with a hard fought majority decision over trial horse Patrick Thompson.

This was a tough inside fight with both fighters working hard with each having some solid moments throughout the fight.

Sanchez, 154 lbs of Albuquerque, New Mexico won by scores of 97-93, 96-04 and 95-95 to raise his record to 21-2. Thompson, 154 lbs is 14-13-1.