ALVARADO ‘S TKO. Mike Alvarado celebrates his 10th round TKO victory against Bredis Prescott in their junior welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. AFP
LAS VEGAS – Mike Alvarado of Denver won over Colombian Bredis Prescott via technical knockout in their undercard match Saturday night (Sunday in Manila).
Alvarado was the sparring partner of Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is scheduled to face Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez in the main event that has been described as “A fight for the ages”.
As of posting time, rising star Timothy Bradley, a possible future opponent of Pacquiao, is dangling his World Boxing Council super lightweight crown against the 40-year-old Joel Casamayor (38-5-1 with 22 KOs), who is bidding to become the first three-division champion from Cuba.
An impressive victory would most likely line up Bradley among Pacquiao’s probable challengers next year, according to MiamiHerald.com.
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