Juan Manuel Marquez news update reveals that "El Dinamita" will be facing Mike Alvarado this weekend for the WBO welterweight title, a fight where "Mile High" seeks to give the boxing champion his retirement.

"Retiring a legend is going to be huge," Alvarado confidently told Bad Left Hook shedding some Juan Manuel Marquez news update. "I respect Marquez and his great career but now is my time."

"This is one of those opportunities that you cannot miss and I will give everything in the ring to get the win. It'll be a great fight and I have to fight without any mistakes to beat Marquez," he added.

Mike Alvarado is not the type of fighter who shies away from a challenge. His most recent fight was against a bigger and stronger Ruslan Provodnikov.

Despite experiencing defeat, "Mile High" simply got up and moved on.

Juan Manuel Marquez has already cemented his status as a legend of the sport of boxing, which is one of the reasons why Mike Alvarado took the fight when his promoter Top Rank presented the opportunity.

"When Top Rank called and offered a fight with Marquez I started jumping around," Alvarado explained. "I was so excited because I have the opportunity to get into the ring and retire a Mexican legend. I'm great under pressure and I'm going to fight like the 'Old Mike' and use my power and my will to beat Marquez."

"I made a mistake of looking past Ruslan Provodnikov. He jumped on me and got me in a bad situation. He had such an awkward style," Alvarado continued.

Juan Manuel Marquez news update reveals that "El Dinamita" is a workhorse of a fighter but so is Mike Alvarado.

"Mile High" has dedicated his life to boxing since his college years and has been working hard in honing his craft since then. This has given him the confidence for this upcoming fight.

"The difference against Marquez will be my power," he said. "I am going to train super hard for my biggest fight. I am very excited."