Elvis Álvarez

Elvis Álvarez
Elvis Álvarez
Born	February 2, 1965; Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Died	July 16, 1995 (aged 30); Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight; Super flyweight; Bantamweight
Stance	Southpaw
	Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	31
Wins by KO	19
Losses	8
Draws	3

Elvis Álvarez (born 1965-02-02, Medellín, Colombia – died 1995-07-16) was professional boxer in the flyweight division.

Boxing career

Álvarez turned professional in 1985 and captured the vacant WBO flyweight title with a decision win over Miguel Mercedes in 1989, and quickly vacated his title in March 1990 due to lack of interest in belt. In 1991 he captured the WBA flyweight title with a decision win over Leopard Tamakuma, but lost it in his first defense to Yong-Kang Kim. In 1994, in his only American appearance, he lost a twelve round decision to Junior Jones for the WBA bantamweight title. It was to be his last fight.

Murder

Álvarez was shot to death on July 16, 1995 in Medellín, Colombia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

External links

Boxing record for Elvis Álvarez from BoxRec (registration required)

References

^ "People in Sports". Eugene Register-Guard. July 17, 1995. p. 2B. Retrieved December 29, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Staff and Wire Reports (July 17, 1995). "Fortunate Herbert Wins British Grand Prix". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 29, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Marty Mulcahey (July 24, 2007) Maxboxing.com A Sad History of Boxing – Part II

Preceded by Leopard Tamakuma	WBA Flyweight Champion 14 Mar 1991 – 1 Jun 1991	Succeeded by Yong-Kang Kim
Preceded by Inaugural Champion	WBO Flyweight Champion 3 Mar 1989 – Mar 1990 Vacated	Succeeded by Isidro Perez

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[1] "People in Sports". Eugene Register-Guard. July 17, 1995. p. 2B. Retrieved December 29, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] Staff and Wire Reports (July 17, 1995). "Fortunate Herbert Wins British Grand Prix". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 29, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] Marty Mulcahey (July 24, 2007) Maxboxing.com A Sad History of Boxing – Part II

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