Brandon Ríos

Brandon Rios

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.-Amateur career:...

 vs. Urbano Antillón

Urbano 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:...

is an upcoming 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....

 championship fight for the WBA

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....

 championship. The bout will be held on July 9, 2011, at 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....

 and will be televised on Showtime.

Build up

A bout between both Ríos and Antillón was to take place on the undercard of Antonio Margarito vs. Roberto Garcia. The fight was called off due to a cut sustained during sparring on the eyebrow of Ríos.

Entrance performers

The 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....

 singer José Manuel Figueroa will perform as Ríos enters the arena.

Main card

• Lightweight Championship   Brandon Ríos
  Brandon Rios
  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.-Amateur career:...
  
   vs.   Urbano Antillón
  Urbano 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:...
  
  
  • Ríos defeated Antillón via technical knockout at 2:39 in the third round.
• Light Middleweight bout:   Carlos Amado Molina
  Carlos Amado Molina
  Carlos Amado Molina is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the former WBO NABO Light Middleweight Champion.-Amateur career:...
  
   vs.   Kermit Cintron
  Kermit Cintron
  Kermit Cintrón is a Puerto Rican boxer who is from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Cintrón is trained by Ronnie Shields and managed by Josh Dubin. He is promoted by Top Rank.-Early and personal life:...
  
  
  • Molina defeated Cintron via unanimous decision (98-92, 98-92, 98-92).

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout:   José Javier Román‎ vs.   Randy Arrellin
  • Román‎ defeated Arrellin via knockout at 2:07 in the first round.
• Featherweight bout:   Gabino Sáenz
  Gabino Sáenz
  Gabino Sáenz is an undefeated Mexican American professional boxer in the Featherweight division.-Professional Career:He's trained by his father Gabino Sáenz, Sr...
  
   vs.   Quincy Wesby
  • Sáenz defeated Wesby via knockout at 1:41 in the third round.
• Middleweight bout:   Matt Korobov vs.   Lester González Perez
  Lester González Perez
  Lester González Perez is a Cubano professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division.-Pro career:In July of 2008, Lester beat the undefeated Jason Douglas at the Activity Center in Maywood, California.-TeleFutura:...
  
  
  • Korobov defeated Perez via unanimous decision (78-74, 78-74, 78-74).
• Welterweight bout:   Alonso Loeza vs.   Ricardo Malfavon
  • Loeza and Malfavon fought to a majority draw (37-39, 38-38, 38-38).
• Light Heavyweight bout:   Mike Lee vs.   Michael Birthmark
  • Lee defeated Birthmark via knockout at 2:56 in the third round.
• Super Featherweight bout:   Paul Fleming
  Paul Fleming (boxer)
  Paul Fleming is an Australian professional boxer from Tully, Queensland who fought at the 2008 Olympics at featherweight.-Bio:...
  
   vs.   Juan Jose Beltran
  • Fleming defeated Beltran via knockout at 0:52 in the first round.
• Lightweight bout:   Mercito Gesta
  Mercito Gesta
  Mercito Moya Gesta is a Filipino professional boxer. Currently, he is the WBO NABO Youth lightweight champion. He won the title by defeating Mexican boxer Oscar Meza on June 4, 2010....
  
   vs.   Jorge Pimentel
  • Gesta defeated Pimentel via knockout at 2:23 in the third round.

External links

• Ríos vs. Antillón Official Fight Card from BoxRec