Alvarado arrested on gun charge

Former world champion Mike Alvarado was arrested on a gun charge stemming from an old warrent but his January 24 fight with Brandon Rios will go on without a hitch according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“We are aware of everything that went on that we can be aware of and we were told that Mike hasn’t missed any training and plans to be at the gym for his regular training as usual,” Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN.com on Monday, after learning of Alvarado’s arrest. “We don’t condone what happened in any way and we respect the authorities. That said, we don’t anticipate a problem with the show and it is still scheduled to go ahead on Jan. 24. After that, Mike will have to deal with the legal issues.

“[This kind of publicity] doesn’t help the event. This isn’t the kind of publicity we want, but I don’t think it will affect Mike’s performance.”