Felix Pedro Alvarado Sanchez (born 15 February 1989) is a Nicaraguan former professional boxer who held the IBF light flyweight title from 2018 to 2022. He previously challenged for the IBF flyweight title in 2022, the WBA (Regular) light flyweight title in 2013, and the WBA (Regular) flyweight title in 2014. As of March 2025, Alvarado is ranked as the world's sixth best active flyweight by The Ring, and seventh by BoxRec and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. His twin brother, René Alvarado, is also a professional boxer.

Professional career IBF light flyweight champion Alvarado vs. Petalcorin His victory against Teeraphong Utaida earned Alvarado the #1 rank in the IBF light flyweight rankings, which made him the mandatory title challenger to the reigning champion Hekkie Budler. Accordingly, IBF ordered Budler to defend against Alvarado. On 25 July 2018, Budler vacated the title, unsatisfied with the purse bid. Sampson Boxing won the bid with a $25 000 offer, with 75% going to Budler and 25% to Alvarado. On 26 July 2018, IBF ordered its two highest ranking light flyweight contenders Randy Petalcorin and Felix Alvarado to fight for the vacant IBF title. The fight was scheduled for 29 October 2018, at the Midas Hotel and Casino in Pasay, Philippines.

Alvarado won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout, dropping his opponent three times in just over two minutes. The first knockdown came early on in the round, via body shot. Alvarado increased his already high pace, knocking Pentalcorin twice more, until he elected to stay down for the ten-count.

Alvarado vs. Konishi Alvarado was scheduled to make his first title defense against the one-time WBA World Light Fly Title challenger Reiya Konishi on 19 May 2019 at the Portopia Hotel in Kobe, Japan. Alvarado won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118-110, 116-112 and 117-111. Konishi gave Alvarado a competitive fight until the seventh round, after which Alvarado took over the fight. All three judges awarded Alvarado rounds eight through eleven.

Alvarado vs. Kriel Alvarado was scheduled to fight the reigning WBC light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji in a title unification bout on 23 December 2019. The fight was scheduled for the undercard of the Ryota Murata and Steven Butler WBA World Middleweight title bout. On 19 November 2019, Alvarado withdrew from the bout, as he was unable to train due to a bronchial problem.

Alvarado was next scheduled to make his second title defense against the 2019 IBF mini flyweight titlist Deejay Kriel. The fight was booked for 2 January 2021 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, United States. Alvarado scored knockdowns in rounds two and four, before finishing his opponent by technical knockout in the tenth round.

Alvarado vs. Vasquez Alvarado was expected to defend his IBF junior flyweight title against Erik Lopez on 14 August 2021, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, United States. Lopez was later forced to withdraw from the bout, as he was unable to acquire a visa. Alvarado was rescheduled to face Israel Vasquez on the same date and venue in a non-title bout. Alvarado won the fight by a first-round knockout. He needed a little over two minutes to knock Lopez out with a right hook.

Alvardo vacated the IBF light flyweight title on 22 March 2022, in order to move up to flyweight.

Move to flyweight Alvarado was booked to face Luis Cerrito Hernandez (10–5–1) in Managua, Nicaragua on 21 May 2022, in his first fight at flyweight. He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout, after knocking Hernandez down in both the second and fourth rounds.

On 8 September 2022, the reigning IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards was ordered to enter into negotiations with Alvarado for a mandatory title defense. The championship bout took place on 11 November, in Sheffield, England. Alvarado lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 115–113, 115–113 and 116–112.

On 12 January 2023, the IBF ordered Alvarado to face the sanctioning body's third ranked flyweight contender Cristofer Rosales in a flyweight title eliminator. As they failed to reach an agreement, a purse bid was called and won by Alvarado's MP Promotions and M&R Boxing with a bid of $2,500.

Alvarado challenged IBF flyweight champion Masamichi Yabuki at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan, on 27 December 2025, losing by stoppage in the 12th round.

He announced his retirement from professional boxing in August 2026.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes47Loss42–5Masamichi YabukiKO12 (12), 27 Dec 202546Win42–4Tobias ReyesMD1227 Dec 202445Win41–4Francisco Gomez SanchezUD1013 Jul 202444Win40–4José Ramirez ArmentaTKO5 (10), 3 Feb 202343Loss39–4Ángel AyalaUD1224 Oct 202342Win39–3Armando TorresTKO4 (10), 10 Jun 202341Loss38–3Sunny EdwardsUD1211 Nov 202240Win38–2Luis Cerrito HernandezKO4 (10), 21 May 202239Win37–2Israel VasquezKO1 (10), 14 Aug 202138Win36–2Deejay KrielTKO10 (12), 2 Jan 202137Win35–2Reiya KonishiUD1219 May 201936Win34–2Randy PetalcorinTKO7 (12), 29 Oct 201835Win33–2Ivan Meneses FloresRTD3 (8), 28 Apr 201834Win32–2Eliud De los SantosKO1 (8), 23 Mar 201833Win31–2Sebastian Sanchez3 (10), 26 Jan 201832Win30–2Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr.KO3 (12), 14 Oct 201731Win29–2Jose Antonio JimenezKO1 (10)26 May 201730Win28–2Karluis DiazKO1 (8), 28 Apr 201729Win27–2Luis de la RosaKO1 (10), 31 Mar 201728Win26–2Gabriel RuizTKO1 (10), 24 Feb 201727Win25–2Roberto RodriguezKO1 (10), 27 Jan 201726Win24–2Yader CardozaUD816 Dec 201625Win23–2Noe MedinaTKO4 (8), 19 Feb 201624Win22–2Yader CardozaTKO5 (8), 19 Dec 201523Win21–2Guillermo OrtizTKO1 (8), 28 Aug 201522Win20–2Alexander TaylorTKO2 (8), 23 May 201521Win19–2Jose AguilarKO1 (6), 26 Sep 201420Loss18–2Juan Carlos RevecoUD126 Jun 201419Loss18–1Kazuto IokaUD1231 Dec 201318Win18–0Jose AguilarKO3 (6), 30 Aug 201317Win17–0Ramon PenaTKO1 (8), 29 Jun 201316Win16–0Carlos MeloKO1 (8), 27 Apr 201315Win15–0Nerys EspinozaTKO3 (10), 15 Dec 201214Win14–0Miguel AlfaroTKO1 (6), 30 Jun 201213Win13–0Eliecer QuezadaUD1017 Dec 201112Win12–0Herald MolinaKO2 (8), 26 Nov 201111Win11–0Arnoldo Solano618 Jun 201110Win10–0Jose MartinezTKO1 (6), 5 Feb 20119Win9–0Miguel Tellez66 Nov 20108Win8–0Pedro BlandonTKO2 (6), 23 Oct 20107Win7–0Juan MunguiaTKO3 (4), 25 Sep 20106Win6–0Lenin TranaTKO3 (4), 4 Sep 20105Win5–0Juan MunguiaTKO3 (4), 30 Jul 20104Win4–0Melvin OlivaresTKO1 (4), 26 Jun 20103Win3–0Yader Cardoza3 (4), 24 Apr 20102Win2–0Lester BerriosTKO1 (4), 27 Mar 20101Win1–0Julio Hernandez1 (4), 12 Mar 2010

See also List of world light-flyweight boxing champions

References

External links

Felix Alvarado - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live