Brandon Ríos

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Brandon Ríos
Brandon Rios & Margarito.jpg
Ríos (right) with two-time champion Antonio Margarito (left).
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Real name Brandon Lee Ríos
Nickname(s) Bam Bam
Rated at Lightweight (135 lb)
Light Welterweight (140 lb)
Welterweight (147 lb)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Reach 70 in (178 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1986-04-29) April 29, 1986 (age 27)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 33
Wins 31
Wins by KO 23
Losses 1
Draws 1
No contests 0

Brandon Lee Ríos (born April 29, 1986 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American light-welterweight boxer. He is the former WBA lightweight champion.[1] Brandon is trained by former IBF super featherweight champion Roberto García.[2]

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Amateur career [edit]

Brandon has a stellar amateur record of 230-35.In 2004 Ríos became the U.S. National Amateur Featherweight champion, he was also a United States Olympic alternate at 125 lbs.[3] "When I met Roberto in the Olympic trials in Mississippi, that’s when Roberto came and worked my corner, which it was a bad mistake," Rios said as García laughed. "I should have never done that because my dad was my amateur coach through my whole career. You get used to one person and then you come with another guy and he doesn’t really know you? To me, it kind of messed me up. But then again, I’m glad we met because we exchanged information and he brought me down here."[4]

Professional career [edit]

He is signed to Bob Arum's company Top Rank.[5] On October 17, 2009[6] Ríos got a T.K.O. victory in the 7th round over Manuel Perez.[7]

He next fought in a WBA title eliminator against the undefeated contender Anthony Peterson, on a HBO Boxing After Dark card.[8] Rios dropped Peterson to the canvas with a left hand at the end of the fifth round.[9] In the sixth round, a desperate Peterson landed several low blows on Ríos, losing two points in the process.[10] In the seventh round, Peterson landed low blows once again, prompting the referee to stop the bout and award Ríos a disqualification victory.[11] Brandon was leading on all three scorecards before the stoppage.[12]

His next fight was the first HBO PPV fight on the undercard of Margarito vs. Pacquiao. Bob Arum has stated that if Rios beats Omri Lowther in Cowboys Stadium, Brandon will get a shot to fight against WBC Lightweight Champion Humberto Soto next. Ríos won by T.K.O. in the fifth round.[13]

WBA Lightweight Championship [edit]

On February 26, 2011, Ríos defeated WBA World Lightweight Champion, Venezuelan Miguel Acosta via a 10th round TKO, becoming the new WBA regular Lightweight champion.[14]

Ríos vs. Antillon [edit]

Main article: Brandon Ríos vs. Urbano Antillón

In his first title defense Brandon faced title contender Urbano Antillón, this matchup was scheduled to take place once before in May 2010.[15][16] This bout was the second time Ríos headlined a Showtime Championship Boxing card and was held at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.[17]

Light Welterweight [edit]

Ríos vs. Alvarado [edit]

Rios faced Mike Alvarado at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on October 13. Rios was behind the scorecards until the 6th round where in he hurt Alvarado with a crushing right. Rios was able to stop Alvarado in the 7th as referee Pat Russell stopped the bout at 1:57 of the round.[18] The fight was voted the 2012 Fight of the Year by the Sports Illustrated.[19]

A much anticipated rematch was held on March 30, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Like the first fight, both came in with a lot of fireworks as they continued to go toe to toe until the final bell. Rios was defeated by Alvarado via unanimous decision with scores of 115-113, 115-113 and 114-113. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum dismissed another rematch and suggested to let the two boxers face other fighters first.[20]

Welterweight [edit]

Ríos vs. Pacquiao [edit]

Rios is scheduled for a non-title bout at welterweight for November 23, 2013, at The Venetian Macao resort & hotel in Macau of the Special administrative regions in China against Ring No. 4 ranked Welterweight, Ring No. 6 ranked pound for pound and former WBO Welterweight Champion Manny Pacquiao.

Professional boxing record [edit]

31 Wins (23 Knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Loss (0 knockouts, 1 decisions), 1 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
N/A N/A Philippines Manny Pacquiao N/A - (12) 2013-11-23 China The Venetian Macao, Macau, SAR
Loss 31-1-1 United States Mike Alvarado UD 12 2013-03-30 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada For Interim WBO Light Welterweight title.
Win 31-0-1 United States Mike Alvarado TKO 7 (10), 1:57 2012-10-13 United States The Home Depot Center, Carson, California Won vacant WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win 30-0-1 Cuba Richard Abril SD 12 2012-04-14 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 29-0-1 United Kingdom John Murray TKO 11 (12), 2:06 2011-12-03 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Lost WBA Lightweight title on scale.
Win 28-0-1 United States Urbano Antillón TKO 3 (12), 2:39 2011-07-09 United States The Home Depot Center, Carson, California Retained WBA Lightweight title.
Win 27-0-1 Venezuela Miguel Acosta TKO 10 (12), 1:14 2011-02-26 United States Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBA Lightweight title.
Win 26-0-1 United States Omri Lowther TKO 5 (10), 2:35 2010-11-13 United States Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Win 25-0-1 United States Anthony Peterson DQ 7 (12), 1:13 2010-09-11 United States Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 24-0-1 United States Jorge Teron TKO 3 (10), 1:13 2010-02-06 United States McAllen Convention Center, McAllen, Texas Won vacant NABF Lightweight title.
Win 23-0-1 United States Lorenzo Estrada TKO 1 (10), 2:06 2009-11-06 United States Garden City Convention Center, Garden City, Kansas
Win 22-0-1 United States Manuel Pérez TKO 7 (10), 1:16 2009-10-17 United States Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi, Texas
Win 21-0-1 Mexico Daniel Valenzuela KO 2 (8), 0:05 2009-09-12 Mexico El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Nayarit
Win 20-0-1 Mexico Oscar Meza TKO 5 (10), 0:24 2009-05-16 United States Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino, Primm, Nevada
Win 19-0-1 Nicaragua Carlos Guevara KO 5 (10), 1:11 2008-12-19 United States National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado
Draw 18-0-1 United States Manuel Pérez MD 10 2008-10-03 United States National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado
Win 18–0 Mexico Sandro Marcos TKO 2 (8), 2:13 2008-07-25 United States Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 17–0 Mexico Ricardo Dominguez SD 10 2008-05-17 Mexico Plaza Monumental, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Win 16–0 United States Alvin Brown TKO 2 (8), 1:10 2008-03-14 United States Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois
Win 15–0 Mexico Carlos Madrid SD 6 2007-05-25 United States Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Win 14–0 Mexico Humberto Tapia UD 8 2006-12-22 United States Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois
Win 13–0 United States Elías López UD 6 2006-10-13 United States Palo Duro Golf Club, Nogales, Arizona
Win 12–0 United States Wayne Fletcher KO 3 (6), 2:28 2006-09-08 United States Gilley's Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Win 11–0 Mexico Juan Alfonso Figueroa TKO 6 (8), 2:21 2006-05-05 United States Maywood Activity Center, Maywood, California
Win 10–0 Mexico Freddy Castro TKO 3 (6), 1:05 2006-03-03 United States Maywood Activity Center, Maywood, California
Win 9–0 Mexico Joel Ortega KO 5 (8), 1:55 2006-01-20 United States Maywood Activity Center, Maywood, California
Win 8–0 Canada Mike Pare UD 4 2005-11-25 United States Santa Ana Star Casino, Bernalillo, New Mexico
Win 7–0 Mexico Angel Eduardo Mata UD 6 2005-09-30 United States Steven's Steakhouse, Commerce, California
Win 6–0 United States Jamie Alvarado TKO 1 (4), 2:08 2005-07-15 United States Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois
Win 5–0 Mexico Ramon Flores TKO 1 (4), 1:18 2005-06-18 United States Maywood Activity Center, Maywood, California
Win 4–0 United States Gerardo Robles TKO 3 (4), 1:11 2005-06-03 United States Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, California
Win 3–0 United States Ricky Ponce TKO 1 (4), 1:14 2005-01-28 United States Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, California
Win 2–0 United States Abraham Verdugo TKO 2 (4), 1:15 2004-08-27 United States Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Arizona
Win 1–0 United States Raul Montes TKO 3 (4), 1:35 2004-07-23 United States Oxnard Convention Center, Oxnard, California Professional Debut.

Personal life [edit]

Brandon married Victoria López in August 2010 and has four children, two from a previous relationship.[21] Ríos gave the names Laila and Mia to his two daughters, after boxers Mia St. John and Laila Ali. His sons are named Marco Antonio, after Mexican World Champion Marco Antonio Barrera and Brandon Jr.[22]

Victor Ortiz feud [edit]

As amateur boxers both Brandon Ríos and Victor Ortíz fought out of the same boxing gym in Garden City, Kansas, the Garden City Boxing Club where they were both trained by Manuel Rios.[23][24] For a short time Brandon's father trained Ortíz when they both still lived in Kansas. Ortíz would later move to Oxnard to train under Roberto García, Rios also left Kansas after being invited by García to train in Oxnard.[25] In 2009 after an incident involving Brandon, Victor Ortíz and Victor's younger brother, Temo Ortíz, their relationship became strained.[26] A fight between Ríos and Ortiz has been proposed at a catch weight of 138 lbs or even at 140 lbs, with Ríos stating on numerous occasions that he's gotten the better of Ortiz many times during sparring when they were growing up.[27]

Freddie Roach incident [edit]

In the lead up to the fight at Cowboys Stadium, Ríos made headlines along with Antonio Margarito and Roberto García when Elie Seckbach interviewed the three of them and showed the group mocking Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach, Roach has Parkinson's disease. García explained that Ríos was "joking around", and that Brandon was also unaware that Roach is suffering from Parkinson's disease.[28] In the video, Ríos explains that it was a response to Freddie Roach's trash talking.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Hess, Roy (2010-02-06). "Ríos captures NABF championship". The Monitor. Retrieved 2010-07-02. 
  2. ^ Fischer, Doug (2009-03-13). "New Faces: Brandon Ríos". The Ring Magazine. Retrieved 2010-07-02. 
  3. ^ Luevanos, Fernando (2008-10-04). "Brandon Ríos Biography". Boxrec. Retrieved 2010-07-02. 
  4. ^ Montoya, Gabriel (2011-07-05). "What Drives Brandon Ríos". MaxBoxing. Retrieved 2011-07-07. 
  5. ^ Mulei, Alessandro (2009-08-26). "Brandon Ríos with Top Rank". Top Rank. Retrieved 2010-07-02. 
  6. ^ http://www.caller.com/news/2009/sep/23/ready-to-rumble/
  7. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=22906
  8. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=28544
  9. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=AqLQhlEUw8crw5px9XcRNIeUxLYF?slug=ki-091110gamboawins
  10. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=30875
  11. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iQ8EoIcWCQRuewfN7NO0SBLpwvxgD9I657IO1
  12. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=28544
  13. ^ http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/bam-bam-comes-out-of-the-bullpen
  14. ^ http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/dec/20/oxnards-rios-will-fight-for-world-title/
  15. ^ http://www.esnewsreporting.com/brandon-rios-core-workout-preparing-for-antillon
  16. ^ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167965-rios-vs-antillon-head-to-head-analysis
  17. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=AoMbxvpUER_v1awey4YIIK6UxLYF?slug=ki-iole_rios_antillon_fight_070811
  18. ^ http://www.boxingnews24.com/2012/10/rios-tko-7-alvarado/
  19. ^ "Fight of the Year - Brandon Rios defeats Mike Alvarado - 2012 Boxing Awards". SI.com. December 26, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013. 
  20. ^ http://www.boxing.com/men_o_war_alvarado_decisions_rios.html
  21. ^ http://www.secondsout.com/usa-boxing-news/usa-boxing-news/brandon-rios-celebrates-honeymoon-in-vegas
  22. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=ApH2HJdtxWNK9CIKHMy4OU2UxLYF?slug=ap-rios-antillon
  23. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/495961-brandon-rios-wants-victor-ortiz
  24. ^ http://www.doghouseboxing.com/DHB/Kim091410.htm
  25. ^ http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/10/05/brandon-rios-on-his-beef-with-victor-ortiz/
  26. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=33917
  27. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=31517
  28. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=32704

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Preceded by
Miguel Acosta		 WBA Lightweight Champion
Regular Title
February 26, 2011 – December 2, 2011
Stripped		 Vacant
Title next held by
Richar Abril
as Champion
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