Humberto Soto foils Brandon Rios’ desire to win in ring-return, wins a decision on Saturday night at the Auditorio Municipal, in Tijuana, Mexico. Soto, (69-9-2, 37 KOs) looking sharp with his combination punching was able to pull a unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios for the junior middleweight contest. The scores were 119-111, 118-112 and […]
Danny Garcia vs Brandon Rios preview
Danny Garcia and Brandon will face Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas for a 12-round welterweight bout. Garcia and Rios came in at 146.5 pounds during the official weigh-in on Friday. Both men looked very impressive and in a tremendous shape. If you look at Rios in many of his […]
A trainer and his fighter
On Saturday night, WBO welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) out-boxed, out-hustled, and outclassed a shot and out of shape former world titlist Brandon Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs) in the Thomas and Mack center in Las Vegas. Bradley put on a boxing clinic against the straight forward brawler and ended up knocking him out […]
Brandon Rios overwhelms Mike Alvarado
Brandon Rios overwhelmed and ultimately stopped rival Mike Alvarado, after round three of their third encounter at the 1stBank Center, Broomfield in Alvarado’s backyard in Colorado. The referee, with the advice of ringside physician stopped the contest after a brutal third round. Rios (33-2-1, 24 KO’s) was the same savage fighter who wants carnage inside […]
Mike Alvarado arrested in Denver, fight with Rios still on
Boxer Mike Alvarado was arrested on Saturday in Denver according to a report from The Denver Post. Alvarado is several weeks away from his fight with Brandon Rios. The anticipated trilogy is scheduled on 24th Jan. at the 1stBank Center, Bloomfield, Colorado. Alvarado’s preparation for this “must win” fight of his career might be jeopardized. But Henry […]
Relevant fights await 2015!
The year 2014 is full of same-card-different-opponent bullshit match-ups. Two top fighters in the same division that suppose to fight each other, instead fight separate opponents in the same card. One example is the Danny Garcia-Rod Salka scrap. Boxing media criticized and rant about the match-up that ended as expected. Garcia blew Salka out in […]
Brandon Rios vs Diego Chaves preview
Two fighters with come-forward style will clash tonight, as Brandon Rios boxing Diego Gabriel Chaves at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada. To make it straightforward and without beating around the bush, I can say that: this is an entertaining fight without any significant outcome to the current welterweight landscape. Just pure entertainment. […]
Manny Pacquiao dominates Brandon Rios
Macau, China — Former eight division champion Manny Pacquiao won impressively in a one-sided affair against tough-as-nail Mexican/American opponent Brandon Rios. “I’m no punching bag” said Rios as a response to the press during the final presser. But last night Rios looked like one, and can’t punch back the desired combination he needed to make […]
Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios: Preview and prediction
Here’s my preview and prediction of the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios. Filipino boxing icon, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, will be back in the ring, after almost a year, to face American Brandon “Bambam” Rios. The fight will be available live on HBO PPV and will be held on November 23, 2013 at the […]
Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios: Pre-fight scuffle, between Roach, Ariza and Garcia
“Alex Ariza kicked me in the chest” said Coach Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s long-time trainer, in a report written by Renee Fopalan of GMA News. This was Freddie Roach’s side of the story. “He called me a piece of shit, then he called my friend a ‘fucking Mexican,’ then he called Elie (Seckbach) a ‘fucking […]
