Cameron Dunkin, manager of former lightweight champion Brandon Rios, has advised BoxingScene.com that his boxer injured his right arm in training. Rios has been forced to withdraw from an HBO televised fight against Mauricio Herrera, which was scheduled for July 7th at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
Former lightweight champion "Bam Bam" Brandon Rios was on hand last Friday night to watch his stablemate Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik's seven round beatdown of Scott Sigmon. Pavlik's opponent talked a lot of trash leading up to the fight and showed his confidence by entered the ring to the tune of "Ghost Busters". Rios said that he was very impressed with Pavlik's performance.
Ryan Burton catches up with former champion Brandon Rios to discuss his upcoming fight with Mauricio Herrera, fighting at 140-pounds and more.
Ryan Burton catches up with junior welterweight contender Mauricio Herrera to discuss his upcoming opportunity against undefeated Brandon Rios, who makes his debut at 140-pounds.
BoxingScene.com ran into junior welterweight contender Mauricio Herrera (18-2, 7KOs) at today's public workout for Timothy Bradley (30-0-1, 22KOs) as he prepares for his June 9th pay-per-view showdown against Manny Pacquiao.
The planned doubleheader, featuring Nonito Donaire and Brandon Rios, is basically complete, according to Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum. The only sticking point is the date.