Brandon Rios' Manager: Top Rank Contract Ends in December

By Steve Kim

The last time Brandon Rios was in the ring was on November 7th where he was stopped in nine rounds by Timothy Bradley at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. Since that point he has been sidelined and it looks like his time with promoter Top Rank will be coming to an end soon.

According to his manager, Cameron Dunkin - "Brandon is going to be a free agent in December. His contract will be coming up in a few months."

Rios was under the belief that his deal with Top Rank came to an end during the summer, but Dunkin explained  -"He had a medical issue that extended it from where it really ended."

Officials from Top Rank would not confirm or deny if Rios' time with the company will soon be coming to a conclusion.

"He came in and saw Top Rank (last month) and asked them if he had anything and (CEO) Bob (Arum) told him he would look around and let him know and they haven't gotten back to him with anything," said Dunkin.

"But his contracts going to run out and I'm just going to work on getting him working again and get him fighting against and just put him in somewhere. That's why he's training, he's going to be ready to go and then we'll see what we can find for him."

Rios (33-3-1, 24 KO's), who is now 30 years old, has been staying in the gym the past several months working with Ricky Funez at the Ten Goose Gym in Van Nuys, California.

Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.