Mike Alvarado Arrested in Denver on Gun Charges
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HamAndEgger
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Denver boxer Mike Alvarado was arrested downtown early Saturday on a felony warrant and suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon after officers found a handgun in the glove box of his Hummer during a traffic stop.
The Hummer was stopped by police about 4:15 a.m. near the intersection of 19th and Stout streets after an officer found the car to have expired registration. Alvarado, a world champion who is scheduled to fight later this month, was sitting in the vehicle's passenger seat.
Police say Alvarado, 34, appeared to be pushing something into the glove box when they approached the car, court records show. Officers ran a records check on Alvarado and found he was wanted on a felony warrant and a traffic offense out of Adams County.
Officers arrested Alvarado and then searched his car, finding a Taurus handgun inside the glove box, records show.
Alvarado was read his rights and declined to speak with police before he was taken to jail on the felony weapons charge, according to an arrest affidavit.
The arresting officer wrote in the affidavit that "due to my previous contacts with the defendant, I knew him to be a convicted felon."
Records show he posted $41,500 bond and has been released.
Alvarado, who has a lengthy criminal record, fights in the light welterweight and welterweight division and has been ranked internationally. The Denver boxer, who is famous for fighting and infamous for his mix ups with the law, is regarded as a hometown product who once trained near Coors Field.
Alvarado last fought in May 2014 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., losing by a unanimous decision to Juan Manuel Marquez and falling to 34-3 as a pro with 23 knockouts. The former Colorado high school wrestling champion and former World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion is known as a tenacious, strong fighter.
Alvarado is scheduled to fight Brandon Rios on Jan. 24 at the FirstBank Center in Broomfield, in a nationally-televised bout on HBO. It will be the third fight against the two in a highly-touted trilogy.
In their second bout, in 2013 in Las Vegas, Alvarado won a unanimous decision over Rios to earn the WBO junior welterweight world title. He then lost the title last year to Ruslan Provodnikov in Broomfield.
The Alvarado-Rios fight has not been affected by Alvarado's arrest, Henry Delgado, Alvarado's longtime manager, told The Denver Post.
"There's no problem with the fight," said Delgado. "As long as he's out. And he's been bailed out. The fight's only in a few weeks. I don't see that being a problem.
"But after that, I don't know."
In January 2014, a late-model Cadillac Escalade associated with Alvarado and believed to be involved in a downtown Denver hit-and-run was slid into Sloan's Lake by a male driver who fled on foot. He was not charged in connection.
Court records show he was also arrested during a traffic stop on the same weapons charge in Adams County in October of 2013.
"He's just with the wrong people in the wrong places sometimes," Delgago said.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingn...r-boxer-mike-alvarado-arrested-weapons-charge
in spite of his constant fukkery with not being a law abiding citizen i like mile high...not the best fighter in the world but he's a strong guy who's been in some pretty entertaining brawls...but somebody in his camp or fam needs to be his voice of reason..dude can still make some money in boxing..for how long though? 
krackdagawd
Inspire.
spend precious time away from training camp in jail and think "there won't be a problem" with your upcoming fight brehs
California Burrito
Slangin' Chorizo
Bob Arum: Rios vs. Alvarado Trilogy Still Going Forward
By Steve Kim
Despite the news that broke in the morning about Mike Alvarado being arrested for gun charges over the weekend (http://www.boxingscene.com/alvarado-arrested-on-gun-charges-rios-fight-still-on--86001), his HBO televised trilogy fight against Brandon Rios - which is scheduled for January 24th at the 1stBank Center in Bloomfield, Colorado - will proceed as planned.
"He's out on bail and it's a non-violent kind of thing and it will proceed along the criminal path. It won't effect that fight," said Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, to BoxingScene.com.
Top Rank is promoting this fight and handles the career of 'Mile High' Alvarado, who hails from Denver.
Arum, a former attorney who graduated from Harvard Law School, opined:
"(Alvarado) has defenses for this. I mean, for example, does he have a license for the gun? Secondly, is it an illegal search-and-seizure? The cops say that they saw him put it in the glove compartment - that's a little hard to believe."
Regardless, it wouldn't be the lead-up to an Alvarado fight without something involving the troubled fighter, who is no stranger to legal problems.
"Exactly," said Arum, chuckling.
By Steve Kim
Despite the news that broke in the morning about Mike Alvarado being arrested for gun charges over the weekend (http://www.boxingscene.com/alvarado-arrested-on-gun-charges-rios-fight-still-on--86001), his HBO televised trilogy fight against Brandon Rios - which is scheduled for January 24th at the 1stBank Center in Bloomfield, Colorado - will proceed as planned.
"He's out on bail and it's a non-violent kind of thing and it will proceed along the criminal path. It won't effect that fight," said Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, to BoxingScene.com.
Top Rank is promoting this fight and handles the career of 'Mile High' Alvarado, who hails from Denver.
Arum, a former attorney who graduated from Harvard Law School, opined:
"(Alvarado) has defenses for this. I mean, for example, does he have a license for the gun? Secondly, is it an illegal search-and-seizure? The cops say that they saw him put it in the glove compartment - that's a little hard to believe."
Regardless, it wouldn't be the lead-up to an Alvarado fight without something involving the troubled fighter, who is no stranger to legal problems.
"Exactly," said Arum, chuckling.
once the lights are off from boxing he may be in prison or "broke."
onelastdeath
Banned
Bye Bye To That Bam Bam Fight 
edit: NVM, didnt see the post above.
edit: NVM, didnt see the post above.
Have hands that are legal weapons and carry a gun brehs
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Mike is a cool dude but he likes the nightlife too much. hes always out, sometines looking for trouble.
Amare's Right Hook
Southeast World Champion
TheLukieBaby
Pro
He is in mid-training camp form, breh. Rios is in trouble.in spite of his constant fukkery with not being a law abiding citizen i like mile high...not the best fighter in the world but he's a strong guy who's been in some pretty entertaining brawls...but somebody in his camp or fam needs to be his voice of reason..dude can still make some money in boxing..for how long though?