Denver boxer Mike Alvarado was formally charged Monday with one count of possession of a weapon by a previous offender.
The fighter, who is scheduled to fight against Brandon Rios in Broomfield on Jan. 24, was contacted by Denver police on Jan. 3 for a traffic stop and was found to unlawfully be in possession of a handgun, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
There was following the arrest that the fight against Rios — the third in a highly-publicized trilogy — might be in jeopardy.
However Alvarado’s representatives denied it.
“There’s no problem with the fight,” Henry Delgado, Alvarado’s manager, said at the time. “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.”
Alvarado was released from custody on a $3,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Denver County Court on Friday.
