Brandon Rios
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Brandon Lee Ríos is an undefeated Mexican-American/Native American boxer and the current WBA
lightweight
champion. Brandon is trained by former IBF
super featherweight champion Roberto García
.
's company Top Rank
. On October 17, 2009 Ríos got a T.K.O. victory in the 7th round over Manuel Perez
. Jorge Teron
was the next T.K.O. Victim of Brandon, the Puerto Rican Teron didn't last through the third round.
He next fought in a WBA title eliminator
against the undefeated contender Anthony Peterson
, on a HBO Boxing After Dark
card. Rios dropped Peterson to the canvas with a left hand at the end of the fifth round. In the sixth round, a desperate Peterson landed several low blows on Ríos, losing two points in the process. In the seventh round, Peterson landed low blows once again, prompting the referee to stop the bout and award Ríos a disqualification victory. Brandon was leading on all three scorecards before the stoppage.
His next fight was the first HBO PPV fight on the undercard of Margarito vs. Pacquiao. Bob Arum
has stated that if Rios beats Omri Lowther
in Cowboys Stadium, Brandon will get a shot to fight against WBC
Lightweight
Champion Humberto Soto
next. Ríos won by T.K.O. in the fifth round.
Lightweight
Champion, Venezuela
n Miguel Acosta
via a 10th round TKO.
, this matchup was scheduled to take place once before in May 2010. This bout will be the second time Ríos is going to headline a Showtime Championship Boxing card and it will be held at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California
.
|align="center" colspan=8|28 Wins (21 knockouts), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
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|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
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| || 28-0-1 ||align=left|
John Murray
| || ? || December 3, 2011 || align=left|
Madison Square Garden
, Manhattan
, New York
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|Win || 28-0-1 ||align=left|
Urbano Antillón
| || 3 , (2:39) || July 9, 2011 || align=left|
Home Depot Center, Carson, California
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|Win|| 27-0-1 ||align=left|
Miguel Acosta
|TKO || 10 , (1:14) || February 26, 2011 || align=left|
Palms Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Win|| 26-0-1 ||align=left|
Omri Lowther
|TKO
|| 5 , (2:35) || November 13, 2010 || align=left|
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
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|Win || 25-0-1 ||align=left| Anthony Peterson
|DQ || 7 , (1:13) || September 11, 2010 || align=left| Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
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|-align=center
|Win || 24-0-1 ||align=left| Jorge Teron
|TKO || 3 , (1:13) || February 6, 2010 || align=left| Convention Center
, McAllen, Texas
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|Win || 23-0-1 ||align=left| Lorenzo Estrada
|TKO || 1 , (2:06) || November 6, 2009 || align=left|
Convention Center, Garden City, Kansas
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|Win || 22-0-1 || align=left| Manuel Perez
|TKO || 7 , (1:16) || October 17, 2009 || align=left| Whataburger Field
, Corpus Christi, Texas
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|-align=center
|Win || 21-0-1 || align=left| Daniel Valenzuela
|KO || 2 , (0:05) || September 12, 2009 || align=left| El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic
, Nayarit
, Mexico
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|-align=center
|Win || 20-0-1 || align=left| Oscar Meza
|TKO || 5 , (0:24) || May 16, 2009 || align=left| Buffalo Bill's Star Arena
, Primm
, Nevada
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|Win || 19-0-1 || align=left|
Carlos Guevara
|KO || 5 , (1:11) || December 19, 2008 || align=left|
National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado
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|-align=center
|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw || 18-0-1 || align=left| Manuel Perez
|D || 10 || October 3, 2008 || align=left| National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado
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|Win || 18-0-0 || align=left| Sandro Marcos
|TKO || 2 , (2:13) || July 25, 2008 || align=left| Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
, Nevada
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|Win || 17-0-0 || align=left| Ricardo Dominguez
|SD || 10 || May 15, 2008 || align=left| Plaza Monumental, Aguascalientes
, Aguascalientes
, Mexico
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|Win || 16-0-0 || align=left| Alvin Brown
|TKO || 2 , (1:10) || March 14, 2008 || align=left|
Cicero Stadium 1909 S. Laramie, Cicero
, Illinois
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|Win || 15-0-0 || align=left| Carlos Madrid
|SD || 6 || July 25, 2007 || align=left|
Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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|Win || 14-0-0 || align=left| Humberto Tapia
|UD || 8 || December 22, 2006 || align=left| Cicero Stadium, Cicero
, Illinois
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|Win || 13-0-0 || align=left| Elías López
|UD || 6 || October 13, 2006 || align=left|
Palo Duro Golf Club, Nogales
, Arizona
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|Win || 12-0-0 || align=left| Wayne Fletcher
|KO || 3 , (2:28) || September 8, 2006 || align=left| Gilley's, Dallas, Texas
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|Win || 11-0-0 || align=left| Juan Alfonso Figueroa
|TKO || 6 , (2:21) || May 5, 2006 || align=left| Activities Center, Maywood
, California
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|Win || 10-0-0 || align=left| Freddy Castro
|TKO || 3 , (1:05) || March 3, 2006 || align=left| Activities Center, Maywood
, California
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|-align=center
|Win || 9-0-0 || align=left| Joel Ortega
|KO || 5 , (1:55) || January 20, 2006 || align=left| Activity Center, Maywood
, California
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|-align=center
|Win || 8-0-0 || align=left|
Mike Pare
|UD || 4 || November 25, 2005 || align=left| Santa Ana Star Casino, Bernalillo, New Mexico
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || 7-0-0 || align=left| Angel Eduardo Mata
|UD || 6 || September 30, 2005 || align=left| Steven's Steakhouse, Commerce
, California
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|-align=center
|Win || 6-0-0 || align=left| Jamie Alvarado
|TKO || 1 , (2:08) || July 15, 2005 || align=left| Aragon Ballroom 1106 W Lawrence, Chicago
, Illinois
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|-align=center
|Win || 5-0-0 || align=left| Ramon Flores
|TKO || 1 , (1:18) || June 18, 2005 || align=left| Activity Center, Maywood
, California
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|Win || 4-0-0 || align=left| Gerardo Robles
|TKO || 3 , (1:11) || June 3, 2005 || align=left| Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, California
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|Win || 3-0-0 || align=left| Ricky Ponce
|TKO || 1 , (1:14) || January 28, 2005 || align=left| Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, California
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|-align=center
|Win || 2-0-0 || align=left| Abraham Verdugo
|TKO || 2 , (1:15) || August 27, 2004 || align=left| Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Arizona
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|Win || 1-0-0 || align=left| Raul Montes
|TKO || 3 (1:35) || July 23, 2004 || align=left| Convention Center, Oxnard, California
|align=left|
|-align=center
and Laila Ali
. His son is named Marco Antonio, after Mexican
World Champion Marco Antonio Barrera
.
fought out of the same boxing gym in Garden City, Kansas
, the Garden City Boxing Club where they were both trained by Manuel Rios. For a short time Brandon's father trained Ortíz when they both still lived in Kansas. Ortíz would later move to Oxnard to train under Roberto García
, Rios also left Kansas after being invited by García to train in Oxnard. In 2009 after an incident involving Brandon, Victor Ortíz and Victor's younger brother, Temo Ortíz, their relationship became strained. A fight between Ríos and Ortiz has been proposed at a catch weight of 138 lb's or even at 140 lb's, with Ríos stating on numerous occasions that he's gotten the better of Ortiz many times during sparring when they were growing up.
and Roberto García
when Elie Seckbach
interviewed the three of them and showed the group mocking Manny Pacquiao
's trainer Freddie Roach, Roach has Parkinson's disease
. García explained that Ríos was "joking around", and that Brandon was also unaware that Roach is suffering from Parkinson's disease. In the video, Ríos explains that it was a response to Freddie Roach's trash talking.
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
champion. Brandon is trained by former IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
super featherweight champion Roberto García
Roberto Garcia Cortez
Roberto García Cortez, , is a retired Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division and is currently considered one of the best trainers in boxing. He is also the former IBF Super Featherweight Champion and was trained by his father Eduardo Garcia at the popular La Colonia Youth...
.
Amateur career
Brandon had a stellar amateur record of 230-35 and even holds a win over John Molina, Jr. In 2004 Ríos became the U.S. National Amateur Featherweight champion, he was also a United States Olympic alternate at 125 lbs. "When I met Roberto in the Olympic trials in Mississippi, that’s when Roberto came and worked my corner, which it was a bad mistake," Rios said as García laughed. "I should have never done that because my dad was my amateur coach through my whole career. You get used to one person and then you come with another guy and he doesn’t really know you? To me, it kind of messed me up. But then again, I’m glad we met because we exchanged information and he brought me down here."Professional career
He is signed to Bob ArumBob Arum
Robert "Bob" Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas. He also worked for the US Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York in the tax division....
's company Top Rank
Top Rank
Top Rank may refer to:*Top Rank, Las Vegas based boxing promotion company formed in 1973* Top Rank Records, 1950s subsidiary record label of the Rank Organisation, British company which ran from 1937 to 1996...
. On October 17, 2009 Ríos got a T.K.O. victory in the 7th round over Manuel Perez
Manuel Perez (boxer)
Manuel Pérez is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. Pérez is the former WBC Youth World Featherweight, WBC Continental Americas Super Featherweight, and is the current WBC Latino Light Welterweight Champion....
. Jorge Teron
Jorge Teron
Jorge Luis Teron is a Puerto Rican-American professional boxer, fighting out of New York City. Teron is the former New York State and a former NABO Lightweight champion.-Amateur career:...
was the next T.K.O. Victim of Brandon, the Puerto Rican Teron didn't last through the third round.
He next fought in a WBA title eliminator
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
against the undefeated contender Anthony Peterson
Anthony Peterson
Anthony Peterson is a professional boxer.-Amateur career:Peterson had an outstanding amateur career, and was the 2003 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion. In 2004 he lost twice to Mexican American Vicente Escobedo at 132 lbs which cost him his place in Athens...
, on a HBO Boxing After Dark
Boxing After Dark
Boxing After Dark is an HBO boxing program, premiering in April 1996, that usually shows fights between well-known contenders, but usually not "championship" or "title" fights. Unlike its sister program, HBO World Championship Boxing, BAD features fighters who are usually moving up from ESPN's...
card. Rios dropped Peterson to the canvas with a left hand at the end of the fifth round. In the sixth round, a desperate Peterson landed several low blows on Ríos, losing two points in the process. In the seventh round, Peterson landed low blows once again, prompting the referee to stop the bout and award Ríos a disqualification victory. Brandon was leading on all three scorecards before the stoppage.
His next fight was the first HBO PPV fight on the undercard of Margarito vs. Pacquiao. Bob Arum
Bob Arum
Robert "Bob" Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas. He also worked for the US Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York in the tax division....
has stated that if Rios beats Omri Lowther
Omri Lowther
Omri Lowther is a professional Canadian-American boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the current WBA Fedecaribe lightweight champion.-Professional career:...
in Cowboys Stadium, Brandon will get a shot to fight against WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
Champion Humberto Soto
Humberto Soto
Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is a former WBC Interim Featherweight, WBC Super Featherweight, and WBC Lightweight champion.-Pro career:...
next. Ríos won by T.K.O. in the fifth round.
WBA Lightweight Championship
On February 26, 2011, Ríos won his fight against WBA WorldWorld Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
Champion, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n Miguel Acosta
Miguel Acosta
Miguel Acosta is a professional boxer from Venezuela. He resides in the capital of Caracas. His nickname is "Aguacerito". He is the former WBA world lightweight champion after knocking out Paulus Moses on May 29, 2010...
via a 10th round TKO.
Ríos vs. Antillon
In his first title defense Brandon will face title contender Urbano AntillónUrbano Antillon
Urbano Antillón is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. Antillón is the former WBO NABO and NABF Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...
, this matchup was scheduled to take place once before in May 2010. This bout will be the second time Ríos is going to headline a Showtime Championship Boxing card and it will be held at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
.
Professional boxing record
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"|align="center" colspan=8|28 Wins (21 knockouts), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
| || 28-0-1 ||align=left|
John MurrayJohn Murray (boxer)
John Murray is an English lightweight boxer. He is a former Scottish and Irish lightweight champion...
| || ? || December 3, 2011 || align=left|
Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
, Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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|Win || 28-0-1 ||align=left|
Urbano AntillónUrbano Antillon
Urbano Antillón is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. Antillón is the former WBO NABO and NABF Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...
| || 3 , (2:39) || July 9, 2011 || align=left|
Home Depot Center, Carson, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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|Win|| 27-0-1 ||align=left|
Miguel AcostaMiguel Acosta
Miguel Acosta is a professional boxer from Venezuela. He resides in the capital of Caracas. His nickname is "Aguacerito". He is the former WBA world lightweight champion after knocking out Paulus Moses on May 29, 2010...
|TKO || 10 , (1:14) || February 26, 2011 || align=left|
Palms Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win|| 26-0-1 ||align=left|
Omri LowtherOmri Lowther
Omri Lowther is a professional Canadian-American boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the current WBA Fedecaribe lightweight champion.-Professional career:...
|TKO
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito, billed as World Super Welterweight Championship, was a Super Welterweight fight for the WBC Super Welterweight championship. The bout was held on November 13, 2010, at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, United States...
|| 5 , (2:35) || November 13, 2010 || align=left|
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TexasArlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...
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|Win || 25-0-1 ||align=left|
Anthony PetersonAnthony Peterson
Anthony Peterson is a professional boxer.-Amateur career:Peterson had an outstanding amateur career, and was the 2003 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion. In 2004 he lost twice to Mexican American Vicente Escobedo at 132 lbs which cost him his place in Athens...
|DQ || 7 , (1:13) || September 11, 2010 || align=left|
Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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|Win || 24-0-1 ||align=left|
Jorge TeronJorge Teron
Jorge Luis Teron is a Puerto Rican-American professional boxer, fighting out of New York City. Teron is the former New York State and a former NABO Lightweight champion.-Amateur career:...
|TKO || 3 , (1:13) || February 6, 2010 || align=left|
Convention CenterMcAllen Convention Center
The McAllen Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in McAllen, Texas, USA. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. It was home to the Continental Basketball Association's Rio Grande Valley Silverados, who played only one season in 2007 before leaving to become the Southeast...
, McAllen, Texas
McAllen, Texas
McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...
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|Win || 23-0-1 ||align=left|
Lorenzo Estrada|TKO || 1 , (2:06) || November 6, 2009 || align=left|
Convention Center, Garden City, KansasGarden City, Kansas
Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,658. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.-History:In February 1878, James...
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|Win || 22-0-1 || align=left|
Manuel PerezManuel Perez (boxer)
Manuel Pérez is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. Pérez is the former WBC Youth World Featherweight, WBC Continental Americas Super Featherweight, and is the current WBC Latino Light Welterweight Champion....
|TKO || 7 , (1:16) || October 17, 2009 || align=left|
Whataburger FieldWhataburger Field
Whataburger Field is the minor league baseball stadium located in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. It is currently home to the Corpus Christi Hooks, the double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros...
, Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
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|Win || 21-0-1 || align=left|
Daniel Valenzuela|KO || 2 , (0:05) || September 12, 2009 || align=left|
El Palenque de la Feria, TepicTepic
Tepic is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Nayarit.It is located in the central part of the state, at.It stands at an altitude above sea level of some 915 meters, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately 225 kilometers north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco....
, Nayarit
Nayarit
Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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|Win || 20-0-1 || align=left|
Oscar MezaOscar Meza
Oscar Meza is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Pro career:On September 12, 2009 Meza lost to the Mexican American Brandon Rios in Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada....
|TKO || 5 , (0:24) || May 16, 2009 || align=left|
Buffalo Bill's Star ArenaBuffalo Bill's
Buffalo Bill's is a hotel and casino located in Primm, Nevada, USA, at the California stateline. It has 1,242 guest rooms and suites. The hotel is home to the Desperado roller coaster, one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world, as well as a pool in the shape of a buffalo...
, Primm
Primm, Nevada
Primm is a tiny community in Clark County, Nevada, United States, primarily notable for its position straddling Interstate 15 where it crosses the border between California and Nevada...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
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|Win || 19-0-1 || align=left|
Carlos Guevara|KO || 5 , (1:11) || December 19, 2008 || align=left|
National Western Complex Arena, Denver, ColoradoColorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
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|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw || 18-0-1 || align=left|
Manuel PerezManuel Perez (boxer)
Manuel Pérez is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. Pérez is the former WBC Youth World Featherweight, WBC Continental Americas Super Featherweight, and is the current WBC Latino Light Welterweight Champion....
|D || 10 || October 3, 2008 || align=left|
National Western Complex Arena, Denver, ColoradoColorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
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|Win || 18-0-0 || align=left|
Sandro MarcosSandro Marcos
Sandro Marcos González is a Mexican professional boxer in the Welterweight division.-Pro career:In July of 2000, Marcos lost to Roberto Garcia, Garcia would go onto be the IBF Super Featherweight Champion...
|TKO || 2 , (2:13) || July 25, 2008 || align=left|
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las VegasLas Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
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|Win || 17-0-0 || align=left|
Ricardo DominguezRicardo Dominguez
Ricardo Dominguez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. He is best known for having won the 2009 Campeón Azteca tournament at Lightweight.-Pro career:...
|SD || 10 || May 15, 2008 || align=left|
Plaza Monumental, AguascalientesAguascalientes
Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....
, Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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Alvin BrownAlvin Brown (boxer)
Alvin Brown is a professional American boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the former North American Boxing Association Featherweight champion.-Pro career:...
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Cicero Stadium 1909 S. Laramie, CiceroCicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Carlos MadridCarlos Madrid
Carlos Madrid is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Pro career:One of his best performances in the ring was against an undefeated Puerto Rican, Mike Gonzalez...
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Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New MexicoNew Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
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Humberto TapiaHumberto Tapia
Humberto Tapia Armenta was a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and was the Inaugural WBC FECOMBOX Light Welterweight Champion....
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Cicero Stadium, CiceroCicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Elías LópezElías López
Elías López is a professional Mexican-American boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Pro career:In August 2006, López would go on to beat the undefeated Ignacio Olvera....
|UD || 6 || October 13, 2006 || align=left|
Palo Duro Golf Club, NogalesNogales
Nogales is a Spanish word meaning "walnut trees".As a geographical name, it is shared by several places:*Chile**Nogales, Chile*Mexico**Nogales, Chihuahua**Nogales, Durango**Nogales, Sonora**Nogales, Tamaulipas**Nogales, Veracruz*Spain...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
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Wayne Fletcher|KO || 3 , (2:28) || September 8, 2006 || align=left|
Gilley's, Dallas, TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Juan Alfonso Figueroa|TKO || 6 , (2:21) || May 5, 2006 || align=left|
Activities Center, MaywoodMaywood
Maywood may refer to:Places in the United States* Maywood, California* Maywood, Illinois** Maywood , a commuter railroad station* Maywood, New Jersey* Maywood, Nebraska* Maywood Beach, a former water park in northern MississippiOther...
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California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Freddy Castro|TKO || 3 , (1:05) || March 3, 2006 || align=left|
Activities Center, MaywoodMaywood
Maywood may refer to:Places in the United States* Maywood, California* Maywood, Illinois** Maywood , a commuter railroad station* Maywood, New Jersey* Maywood, Nebraska* Maywood Beach, a former water park in northern MississippiOther...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Joel Ortega|KO || 5 , (1:55) || January 20, 2006 || align=left|
Activity Center, MaywoodMaywood
Maywood may refer to:Places in the United States* Maywood, California* Maywood, Illinois** Maywood , a commuter railroad station* Maywood, New Jersey* Maywood, Nebraska* Maywood Beach, a former water park in northern MississippiOther...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Mike Pare|UD || 4 || November 25, 2005 || align=left|
Santa Ana Star Casino, Bernalillo, New MexicoNew Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
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Angel Eduardo Mata|UD || 6 || September 30, 2005 || align=left|
Steven's Steakhouse, CommerceCommerce
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California
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Jamie Alvarado|TKO || 1 , (2:08) || July 15, 2005 || align=left|
Aragon Ballroom 1106 W Lawrence, ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Ramon Flores|TKO || 1 , (1:18) || June 18, 2005 || align=left|
Activity Center, MaywoodMaywood
Maywood may refer to:Places in the United States* Maywood, California* Maywood, Illinois** Maywood , a commuter railroad station* Maywood, New Jersey* Maywood, Nebraska* Maywood Beach, a former water park in northern MississippiOther...
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California
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Gerardo Robles|TKO || 3 , (1:11) || June 3, 2005 || align=left|
Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, CaliforniaCalifornia
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Ricky Ponce|TKO || 1 , (1:14) || January 28, 2005 || align=left|
Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, CaliforniaCalifornia
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Abraham Verdugo|TKO || 2 , (1:15) || August 27, 2004 || align=left|
Dodge Theater, Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona
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Raul Montes|TKO || 3 (1:35) || July 23, 2004 || align=left|
Convention Center, Oxnard, CaliforniaCalifornia
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Personal life
Brandon is married to Victoria López and has three children, two from a previous relationship. Ríos gave the names Laila and Mia to his two daughters, after boxers Mia St. JohnMia St. John
Mia Rosales St. John is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. Mia is the former WIBA and WIBF Lightweight Champion. She is also a model, businesswoman, and Tae Kwon Do Champion.-Early life:...
and Laila Ali
Laila Ali
Laila Amaria Ali is a retired American professional boxer. She is the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali from his third wife Veronica Porsche Ali.-Boxing career:...
. His son is named Marco Antonio, after Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
World Champion Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...
.
Victor Ortiz Feud
As amateur boxers both Brandon Ríos and Victor OrtízVictor Ortíz
Victor Ortiz is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent and the former WBC welterweight champion.He was previously in the light welterweight division, where he held the USBA & NABO title....
fought out of the same boxing gym in Garden City, Kansas
Garden City, Kansas
Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,658. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.-History:In February 1878, James...
, the Garden City Boxing Club where they were both trained by Manuel Rios. For a short time Brandon's father trained Ortíz when they both still lived in Kansas. Ortíz would later move to Oxnard to train under Roberto García
Roberto Garcia Cortez
Roberto García Cortez, , is a retired Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division and is currently considered one of the best trainers in boxing. He is also the former IBF Super Featherweight Champion and was trained by his father Eduardo Garcia at the popular La Colonia Youth...
, Rios also left Kansas after being invited by García to train in Oxnard. In 2009 after an incident involving Brandon, Victor Ortíz and Victor's younger brother, Temo Ortíz, their relationship became strained. A fight between Ríos and Ortiz has been proposed at a catch weight of 138 lb's or even at 140 lb's, with Ríos stating on numerous occasions that he's gotten the better of Ortiz many times during sparring when they were growing up.
Freddie Roach Incident
In the lead up to the fight at Cowboys Stadium, Ríos made headlines along with Antonio MargaritoAntonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...
and Roberto García
Roberto Garcia Cortez
Roberto García Cortez, , is a retired Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division and is currently considered one of the best trainers in boxing. He is also the former IBF Super Featherweight Champion and was trained by his father Eduardo Garcia at the popular La Colonia Youth...
when Elie Seckbach
Elie Seckbach
Elie Seckbach is a sports writer who has been covering the NBA since 1997.His unconventional style is loved by his fans who check in on a daily basis to see what’s the latest on his “reeeporting.”. Elie covers everything from boxing to basketball....
interviewed the three of them and showed the group mocking Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
's trainer Freddie Roach, Roach has Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
. García explained that Ríos was "joking around", and that Brandon was also unaware that Roach is suffering from Parkinson's disease. In the video, Ríos explains that it was a response to Freddie Roach's trash talking.
See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of lightweight boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of current NABF Champions
External links
- Brandon Ríos on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...