Brandon Rios: record, next fight and profile →
Given the stylistic matchup between aggressive power punchers Eduardo Nunez and Emanuel Navarrete, the hope is that it will be a classic. Could it live up to others that met expectations?
Injuries, promotional disputes and other snafus led to these anticipated fights being snake-bitten.
With the recent upset victory over Brandon Rios, former world champion Humberto Soto has got himself back in the mix. According to Soto, he may become the opponent for Jessie Vargas, who is going to make his junior middleweight debut next month. Four time world champion "Zorrita" Soto (69-9-2 with 37 knockouts) was as a special guest on Monday night at the Centennial Sports City, and stated that he might fight Vargas in Los Angeles on April 26 at The Forum.
By Corey Erdman - Boxing analyst Max Kellerman once said: "If you walk down a street and see a man putting a golf ball on one corner, two guys shooting hoops on another corner, a couple of guys playing stickball on a third corner and two guys in a fistfight on the fourth corner, where do you expect to see the c...
Brandon Rios, Humberto Soto Fight Photos Gallery - Tijuana, Mexico - In a battle of former world champions, Humberto Soto (69-9-2, 37 KOs) turned back the clock and won a twelve round unanimous decision over Brandon Rios (35-5-1, 26 KOs) in a fire fight.
Humberto Soto was thought to be done with the sport three years ago, looking for one more home appearance before calling it a career. A decision to return to the ring in 2018 never meant more than in his latest performance, taking a surprise 12-round decision over Brandon Rios in their welterweight battle Saturday evening at home in Tijuana, Mexico.
Humberto Soto, Brandon Rios Weights Photos Gallery - Brandon Rios says his clash with Humberto Soto is the final hurdle between him and a fourth World title fight as they clash at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday February 23, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.
Brandon Rios, Humberto Soto Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Brandon Rios says his clash with Humberto Soto is the final hurdle between him and a fourth World title fight as they clash at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday February 23, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.
Brandon Rios says his clash with Humberto Soto is the final hurdle between him and a fourth World title fight as they clash at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday February 23, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.
Brandon Rios gets to check off two items from his bucket list by the time he steps into the ring this weekend. The former lightweight titlist and current welterweight hopeful will collide with Humberto Soto this Saturday at Auditorio Municipal in Soto’s hometown of Tijuana, Mexico. The event will mark the first show to air live from Mexico on DAZN, with whom Rios is aligned through a promotional deal inked with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing USA last year.