Álvarez lost a close decision to William Gare in South Africa for the World Boxing Foundation Super Middleweight title. In January 2010 he suffered his second loss by TKO to Marco Antonio Rubio for the WBC Latino Middleweight title. WBA World Light Middleweight championship
Álvarez defeated Ishida by decision and claimed his interim WBA World Light Middleweight championship.
Professional record.
Rigo is a former Mexican National Middleweight, Super Middleweight, WBC FECARBOX Super Middleweight and interim WBA World Light Middleweight Champion. Rigoberto comes from a big boxing family, his brothers are Welterweight prospects Ramón Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez and the current WBC Middleweight Champion, The Ring Middleweight Champion and lineal champion, Saúl Álvarez. On October 9, 2010 Rigoberto fought interim WBA World Light Middleweight champion Nobuhiro Ishida of Japan for the his interim WBA World Light Middleweight Championship.
