By Mark Vester
Trainer Robert Garcia advised BoxingScene.com that undefeated lightweight contender Brandon Rios is going to take two more fights in the lightweight division before moving up in weight to face the big names at 140-pounds. Rios faces WBA champion Miguel Acosta on February 26 in Las Vegas. The winner of that bout will face the victor in the Humberto Soto-Urbano Antillon bout, which takes place on the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley pay-per-view undercard on May 7 in Las Vegas.
"We are going to face Acosta in February. That's a going to be a tough fight. And then we would fight the winner of rematch between Humberto Soto and Urbano Antillon. After that, we'll look at moving up to junior welterweight," Garcia said.
If they move up, Garcia will not have Rios target his neighborhood rival, Victor Ortiz.
"We won't be looking for him. We'll be looking for the big fights. We'll be going after guys like [Amir] Khan and [Juan Manuel] Marquez," Garcia said.
