Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum told BoxingScene.com that he expects for newly-crowned WBA lightweight titlist, Brandon Rios, to return to the ring on July 9 on Showtime against an opponent to be determined, with the long-range goals of perhaps faci...
Newly-crowned WBA lightweight king Brandon Rios, of Oxnard, Calif., could be on a collision course with five-time champion, Marco Antonio Barrera, of Mexico, perhaps in the fall, according to a source close to their promoter, Top Rank Promotions.
Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44KOs) is ready to fight Brandon Rios (27-0, 20KOs) for the WBA lightweight championship. Fernando Beltran, owner of Zanfer Promotions, who co-promote Barrera with Top Rank, has stated that his boxer will accept the fight...