Alvarado vs Reyes eliminator set for Dec. 20

The winner will be in line to challenge IBF flyweight champion Angel Ayala

There’s an argument to be made that Felix Alvarado deserved a win over current IBF flyweight champion Angel Ayala and Jake Donovan reports that he could soon earn himself another crack, as the IBF has approved a December 20th eliminator between Alvarado and Argentine puncher Tobias Reyes in the former’s native Nicaragua.

Alvarado (41-4, 35 KO) has long been one of the stronger figures in the lower weight classes, going eight years undefeated and enjoying a solid reign as IBF light flyweight champion along the way. Though he fell just short in competitive fights with Sunny Edwards and the aforementioned Ayala, he’s clearly still a threat at 112.

Reyes (16-0-1, 15 KO) doesn’t have the same profile, but there’s a bit of meat to his record, most notably a split draw with former “Bam” Rodriguez foe Cristian Gonzalez two Octobers ago. He’s nearly a decade younger than Alvarado and looks to have some real pop.

Hopefully they’ll find a U.S. broadcast partner. It’s not often you see this kind of combined knockout percentage below 115.