Mike Alvarado and Breidis Prescott met on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez pay-per-view broadcast. Prescott made his name with a knockout of Amir Khan in under a minute but hadn't found a ton of success afterward which led to his being brought in to play opponent to the undefeated Alvarado.
Prescott looked to work a very stiff jab as the fight opened which allowed him to throw off the rhythm of Alvarado. Alvarado came out in the second round throwing jabs of his own to set up his right hand which was somewhat effective but his defensive holes did result in him still getting tagged at times by Prescott.
The action kept at a high pace through three rounds and then in the fourth round Prescott really opened up, busting Alvarado up with uppercuts and hooking punches. Alvarado didn't go down but he was bleeding badly from his nose, the inside of his mouth and a bad cut over his left eye. Both men kept swinging through the end of the fourth round really opening up.
The two fighters continued their blood and guts battle as the fight wore on, fighting with big power shots in close. Prescott started to lose some snap on his punches around round six which allowed Alvarado to start clawing his way back into a fight he seemed to have lost the first five rounds of.
Heading into the final few rounds it seemed pretty clear that it was going to take something incredible from the remaining two bouts to top this for being the most exciting fight of the evening.
With Alvarado losing the fight six rounds to three on the SB Nation scorecard, the final round turned into a slugfest before Alvarado landed a series of uppercuts that buckled the legs of Prescott and sent him to the canvas for the first time in his career. Prescott got to his feet but Alvarado poured on the punishment and forced referee Jay Nady to step in and save him from any further punishment.
It was a great dramatic comeback knockout for Alvarado who survived a dangerous fight that left him with a cut over his eye, a torn lip and busted nose in what was an incredible fight.
After more than two months of training and preparation for their trilogy bout, Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao and Mexican counter puncher Juan Manuel Marquez will face each other tonight in what appears to be this year's biggest boxing event
In a few hours, Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao will try to score a knockdown against long-time foe Juan Manuel Marquez to settle the lingering issue of who really is the better fighter of the two famous brawlers. Pacquiao (53-3, 38 KO) and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO) will slug it out for the third time in a few hours at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two protagonists have fought twice in a span of eight years with their first fight ending in a draw. But everyone knew the fight which happened in 2004 was won by Pacquiao on points after one of the referees erred in scoring, which he later admitted. In 2008, Pacquiao and Marquez fought in a rematch with Pacquiao winning via a unanimous decision over the Mexican boxing idol. If Pacquiao wins, it could pave the way for a bigger fight against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather, who earlier announced he was returning to the ring on February 5. Many fans are expecting Mayweather to show up in Las Vegas tonight. Pacquiao is the heavy favorite to win the fight. Boxing fans want him to make a statement by winning via knock out to silence Marquez who claimed he won the last two fights against Pacquiao but said he was robbed and cheated of his victories by the judges. Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO) looks forward to his first official victory against Pacquiao. The Mexican slugger is a three-division world champion and has a record of eight world titles in three different classes. Marquez, who stands 5'7" is 38-years old and an orthodox. Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO), is the only boxer in the world who won titles in eight different divisions, a feat that is yet to be duplicated in boxing history. Pacquiao, who stands 5'6.5 " is 32 years old and a southpaw. The main under card features unbeaten American welterweight Timothy Bradley vs. Cuban slugger Joel Casamayor.
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