Rios vs. Antillon Press Conference Highlights Rios “I Want The Toughest Guys At 135, 140”

Highlights of Brandon Rios at the post fight press conference for his bout with Urbano Antillon. Rios defended his WBA lightweight title by defeating Antillon in the third round via KO. […]

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Rios vs. Antillon: Post Fight Interview With Antillon “He Caught Me Before I Could Land”

In what was a thrilling fight in Brandon Rios vs. Urbano Antillon at The Home Depot Center last night, we had a chance to speak with Urbano Antillon for his post fight reactions. Antillon was in good spirits as he spoke to our fight correspondent Marcos Villegas about his opinion on the bout, what mistakes […]

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Rios Ko’s Antillon, Molina Upsets Cintron

Full Results: Brandon Rios def. Urbano Antillon via TKO in R3 (2:49) Carlos Molina def. Kermit Cintron via unanimous decision (98-92, 98-92,98-92) Mercito Gesta def. Jorge Pimentel via KO in R3 (2:23) Mike Lee def. Michael Birthmark via TKO in R4 (2:54) Matt Korobov def. Lester Gonzalez via unanimous decision (78-74,78-74,78-74) Jose Roman def. Randy […]

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Rios Shows Guts And Glory With A KO Win Over Acosta

Highly touted prospect Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios finally has a world title. The Mexican-American fighter withstood adversity as he beat Miguel Acosta via KO in round 10 to become the new WBA light weight champion. Rios certainly learned a few things about himself in the fight as the now former champion out boxed and hit […]

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Rios, Acosta Make Weight For WBA Title Fight On Showtime

Four of the world’s best lightweight boxers each weighed in at 134.5 pounds on Friday night. In Las Vegas, World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Miguel Acosta (28-3-2, 22 KOs ) and unbeaten No. 1-ranked contender Brandon Rios (26-0-1, 18 KOs) stepped on the scales at the Palms Casino Resort one day before their 12-round […]

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Get To Know Brandon Rios Before His Title Fight Tonight On Showbox

Born in Texas, reared in Kansas and now “living the life” in Southern California, WBA No. 1 contender Brandon Rios will fight for his first world title belt on the year’s first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast Feb. 26 LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). Rios (26-0-1, 18 KOs) faces […]

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Rios And Acosta Talk Title Fight On ShowBox

Before their WBA Lightweight Championship matchup this Saturday, Feb. 26 LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), champion Miguel Acosta (28-3-2, 22 KOs) and challenger Brandon Rios (26-0-1, 18 KOs) spoke with the media at the promotion’s final press conference today from the Key West room at The Palms Casino […]

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Rios in for injuried Pavlik on undercard of Pacquiao vs. Margarito

Top Rank President Todd DuBoef announced earlier today that Brandon Rios (25-0-1, 18 KO) will in fact replace Kelly Pavlik and will now face Omri Lowther on the under card of the November 13th, Manny Pacquiao/Antonio Margarito card. Rios was scheduled to be on the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Alfonso Gomez card on December […]

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Alfonso Gomez press conference highlights *w/Gomez Rap

As mentioned before in a previous post, we made the trek up to downtown Los Angeles, CA to cover the Chavez Jr. vs. Alfonso Gomez press conference kick off. We learned a few things from this fateful trip. First and foremost, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. looks like a solid dude. What caught us most by […]

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