Taduran vs Alvarez

Who won Taduran vs Alvarez?

Pedro Taduran beat Gustavo Perez Alvarez by knockout in the 7th round on Friday, April 3rd, 2026, at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the IBF minimumweight championship of the world.

Taduran was making his 4th defense of the IBF World Minimumweight Championship. He won this belt against Ginjiro Shigeoka in July 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 8 months and 28 days.

The undercard featured the clash of Pacquiao Jr. vs Gates.

Taduran vs Alvarez stats

Pedro Taduran stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Gustavo Perez Alvarez made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Pedro Taduran was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Pedro Taduran fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gustavo Perez Alvarez was an orthodox fighter.

Taduran was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Alvarez, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 147 compared to Alvarez's 97.

Gustavo Perez Alvarez was ranked number 15 by the IBF in the 105lb division.

Taduran vs Alvarez form

Taduran had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Christian Balunan on October 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at San Andres Sports Complex, Malate, Manila, Philippines.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ginjiro Shigeoka on May 24, 2025, by split decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Intex Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ginjiro Shigeoka on July 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Shiga Daihatsu Arena, Otsu.

Before that, he had beaten Jake Amparo on December 28, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Bohol, Philippines.

He had been beaten by Rene Mark Cuarto on February 6, 2022, by technical decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Digos City, Davao del Sur.

Activity check

Taduran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Taduran vs Alvarez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Taduran vs Alvarez?

Pedro Taduran was a 1/3 (-300) favorite going into the contest, while Gustavo Perez Alvarez made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.