Brandon Rios is set to rematch Mike Alvarado this Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in a follow up to their 2012 fight of the year. Expectations are running high as fans are awaiting the same type of blood and guts action they witnessed a few months back at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Camp has been running smoothly for Rios who has been focusing on power in a effort to make a short nights work of Alvarado come Saturday, though rumors have been swirling that his counter part has not had the smoothest of camps.
The word is that Alvarado was stabbed sometime around Super Bowl weekend, and the apparent cuts on his face on the HBO special The Road To Rios vs. Alvarado 2 gives credence to that rumor they he may actually have suffered that injury.
In this exclusive interview, Rios comments on those rumors as well as talking a bit about the emphasis on sprints and leg workouts in the build up to the rematch. He also talks a bit about his jab being a power punch and how he hopes to use it come Saturday night.
