Rosendo Alvarez has four losses against four opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Alvarez's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Rosendo Alvarez".
On May 26, 2012 Rosendo Alvarez faced off against Jean Sampson at age 42. He was coming in with a record of 37-4-2 (24). Alvarez lost the fight via 5-round disqualification.
On April 8, 2006 Rosendo Alvarez fought Jorge Arce in a flyweight world-title fight for Arce's WBC title. Alvarez was 35 years old and with a record of 37-3-2 (24), and Arce was 26 years old and with a record of 43-3-1 (33). Alvarez lost the fight via 6th-round KO.
On August 12, 2000 Rosendo Alvarez fought Beibis Mendoza in a light-flyweight world-title fight for the WBA title. Alvarez was 30 years old and with a record of 27-2-1 (18). Alvarez lost the fight via 7-round disqualification.
On November 13, 1998 Rosendo Alvarez met Ricardo López in a strawweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Alvarez was 28 years old and with a record of 24-1-1 (17), and López was 32 years old and with a record of 47-0-1 (36). Alvarez lost the fight via 12-round split decision and lost the title.