Top Rank: $100K Fight Bonus For Rios vs Gamboa Winner
In the event that there actually is a fight on April 14 between unbeaten rising stars Brandon Rios and Yuriorkis Gamboa, great news awaits the winner.
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Photos: Rios - Coward Gamboa Never Wanted To Fight!
Los Angeles, Ca. --- "LET'S DO THIS FIGHT" --- Former world champion Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios,Oxnard,Ca. holds a photo of Yuriorkis Gamboa, who was a no-show during their press conferences in Los Angeles and Miami, where both fighters were scheduled to announce their upcoming World Lightweight title fight, set for Saturday, April 14 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. HBO Championship Boxing will televise. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
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Rios vs Gamboa: New City, Same Result – No Gamboa
By Jake Donovan - Yuriorkis Gamboa remains a man of his word. Unfortunately, it’s his most recent words he chooses to honor, where he promised to once again be a no-show for the Los Angeles end of the press tour to hype his scheduled April 14 HBO-televised fight with Brandon Rios. The Rios camp along with Top Rank Inc. and the West Coast-based media gathered at the Biltmore Millennium Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom in Los Angeles to hype up a fight that has received overwhelming support from the boxing public. “The most surprising thing for me with this fight was the reaction from the fans,” said Todd deBuof, president of Top Rank. “They were going nuts. They were sending me e-mails. They were texting. You have to see the blogging out there, the comments in the social media. So what happens? Tickets go on sale and there is incredible demand.” There’s only one problem – one of the participants is missing in action.
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Gesta is Ready To Replace Gamboa, Face Rios on 4/14
The boxing world was thrown for a loop earlier today when it was revealed that former featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, scheduled for an April 14th showdown with Brandon Rios in Las Vegas, had bailed on the kickoff press conference in Miami to hype the fight.
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Gamboa's Team Claim Issues With Promotional Pacts
At the moment, former champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16KOs) has no intention of moving forward with a scheduled fight against Brandon Rios (29-0, 22KOs), according to the Cuban boxer's attorney, Sekou Gary. On Monday, Top Rank held a press conference in Miami to officially announce Gamboa-Rios for April 14th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Rios was present, but Gamboa no-showed the presser and he doesn't plan to attend the second leg of the press conference, which takes place later today in Los Angeles.
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Photos: Brandon Rios Shows in Miami, Gamboa Does Not
MIAMI, FLA. - Former world lightweight champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios was a one man show at Versailles Restaurant on Southwest 8th St. Rios showed up to a press conference put together by Top Rank, to officially announce his fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa for April 14th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. There was only one problem, Gamboa no-showed the press conference and now their fight appears to be in jeopardy.
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Juanma: Gamboa Made a Big Mistake Taking Rios Fight
Juan Manuel Lopez thinks Yuriorkis Gamboa should skip his April 14 fight against Brandon Rios, too.
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Gamboa No-Shows Rios Presser, Mayweather Talk Lingers
BoxingScene.com has been advised that Yuriorkis Gamboa no-showed today's press conference in Miami, where he was scheduled to officially announce his upcoming fight with lightweight Brandon Rios. The fight is scheduled for April 14th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
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Rios Aims To Punish Gamboa, Make Him Regret The Fight
This past week a definite stir was created when it was revealed that Cuban marvel Yuriorkis Gamboa had come out of the gates a slight favorite ahead of his April 14th date with former lightweight champion Brandon Rios.
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Photos: Brandon Rios Sparring Like a Beast For Gamboa
Oxnard, California- The biggest fight of Brandon Rios’ career is six weeks away as the former champion has his eyes set on an April 14th collision with slick Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa.
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