Oscar Alvarez Jr. signs promotional deal, to fight in January

World Cup Boxing Series (WCBS) has signed Mexican prospect, undefeated super featherweight Oscar Alvarez Jr. (7-0, 7 KOs), to an exclusive promotional contract.

WCBS was launched in 2020 by CEO Terry Hollan and promoter/matchmaker Guy Taylor.

The 19-year-old Alvarez, physically speaking, is a boxing freak for a super featherweight, standing 6' 3"with a 78" reach, which he has used to his advantage during his 15-month pro career, stopping each of his seven opponents.

"When do you ever see a 6'3" super featherweight," Taylor asked. "It's freakish to see somebody like that in front of you, and then you top it off with one-punch, knockout power, in addition to his accurate, precise combination punching, and surgical body-attack on the inside. That's a handful for anyone to fight at any level.

"If I had to compare him to anyone right now it would be Sebastian Fundora (6' 5" junior middleweight), solely on their similar physical attributes. If anything, I would say 6' 3" at 130-pounds is a little more intimidating, given the average super featherweight is 5' 6".

As an amateur, Alvarez Jr. started boxing at the age of 4, under the guidance of his father and current trainer, Oscar Alvarez, Sr. Alvarez' amazing amateur career spanned more than 14 years, capped by back-to-back gold medals performances in the 2019 and 2020 Mexican National Championships, along with a Pan American Games bronze medalist in Cali, Colombia.

Alvarez Jr. finished his amateur career in 2020 with an incredible 665-12 record.

"I have never seen an amateur record like this in my 20-plus years in boxing," Taylor noted.

After capturing a bronze medal in the Pan American Games, Alvarez, Jr decided to turn pro rather than stay in the amateurs and pursue a spot on the 2024 Mexico Olympic Team.

"It was just time to turn pro," he explained. "My style of an aggressive, intelligent counter-puncher is best suited for professional boxing."

"Junior" selected WCBS to direct him in the pro ranks.

"I am very excited to sign with World Cup Boxing Series," he added. "I want to make my family proud and excite my fans every time I fight. I don't care who I fight, I'll be ready for anyone they put in front of me."

Alvarez, Jr. made his professional debut on September 11, 2021, as a featherweight, scoring a first-round technical knockout over fellow debut fighter, Ivan Rabago, at Casino de Esperanza in Esperanza, Sonora, Mexico. Alvarez would make his hometown debut on a WCBS show on December 17, 2021, scoring another first-round TKO, and he was brought back just two months later in his hometown of Obregon, Sonora, Mexico on another WCBS show, where he scored another sensational opening-round TKO, grabbing the attention of Hollan and Taylor.

His toughest test came this past June 18th, when he made his USA debut at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California versus fan-favorite Brandon Cruz (8-2) in a scheduled 6-round lightweight bout. Alvarez, who was supposed to be just an opponent, turned out to be anything but, trapping Cruz on the ropes for a fourth-round knockout that silenced the partisan Southern California crowd.

"We're already working on Oscar's next fight, which will take place in late January 2023, and then, if all goes well with no major lumps or bumps, he will be part of our next 4-Man Tournament slated to begin in March 2023. At only 19 there is no rush, but with more than 600 amateur wins, we're not going to hold him back either."

Alvarez, Jr. joins a strong, growing family of WCBS fighters from Mexico, including former NABF / Latino Welterweight Champion Santiago Dominguez (25-0, (19 KOs), super middleweight contender Manuel Gallegos (20-1, 17 KOs), WBC Latino Lightweight Champion Luis Torres (17-0, 10KOs), as well as two other promising, young prospects, super lightweight Jorge Lugo Cota (11-0, 8 KOs) and lightweight Marco Cota Moreno (8-1, 6 KOs).