Alvarez returns to boxing ring

US-BASED Jobert Alvarez makes his ring return this weekend following a 28-month layoff.The former regional champion takes on Ja’Rico O’Quinn in an eight-rounder at the Garden Theater in Detroit, Michigan.Alvarez last saw action on Dec. 7, 2019. He scored a majority decision against unheralded Mexican Luis Alberto Garcia in Puebla, Mexico.Alvarez owns a sixth round knockout win over current World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight champion Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez in 2016.He also fought the likes of Mexican superstar Juan Francisco Estrada and Miguel Cartagena.O’Quinn, on the other hand, is eager to bounce back from his first career defeat last year. He got knocked out by Saul Sanchez in the opening round of their 10-round fight.O’Quinn won the biggest fight of his career in 2019 after beating fellow prospect James Smith by unanimous decision to win the WBO International super flyweight crown.Alvarez is 20-2-2 with seven knockouts, while O’Quinn is 14-1-1 with eight knockouts.