By Jake Donovan

There is a lot at stake for Brandon Rios heading into his November 7 challenge versus two-time welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr.

The 29-year old brawler comes in having won two straight, but needs a big win here to avoid being tagged with the role of well-known opponent. If his current training camp is any indication, then the former lightweight titlist is going all in for his upcoming HBO headliner at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“We are ready for the best Bradley, the one who beat (former four-division champ Juan Manuel) Marquez,” Rios (33-2-1, 24KOs) insisted during an open media workout on Tuesday in Riverside, Calif.

The location has served as training headquarters for Rios, as opposed to normal training sessions in his adopted hometown of Oxnard, California. He’s still working with renowned trainer Robert Garcia but wants to leave no stone unturned heading into what he regards as the biggest fight of his career.

“I have been in camp in Riverside of three months,” Rios notes. “This is the Camp Zone. We brought in three kinds of sparring partners – a boxer, a brawler and a boxer-brawler.”

All three styles suit any given version of Bradley (32-1-1, 12KOs), who has won titles at super lightweight and welterweight. The always sculpted Californian returned to the title fray with a 12-round win over Jessie Bradley in June, but in past fights has shown a tendency to trade when in fact boxing would’ve been enough to get the job done.

Rios, on the other hand, is who he is. His strength is in fact his strength, and his team is doing its part to maximize his best chance of becoming a two-division champ.

“The way to beat Bradley is to put on pressure in the fight and try to knock him out,” notes Garcia. “We plan to cut off the ring and turn this into a real fight.”

Rios has been out of the ring since a three-round drubbing of Mike Alvarado in January. The win put him up 2-1 in their three-fight series, but has been unable to cash in on the opportunity… until now.

“I want to get back on top in boxing,” Rios vows. “Bradley is in my way.”

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox