Brandon Rios says he’s fighting Gamboa on April 14th
February 16th, 2012
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO’s) said on his facebook page that he’s facing former IBF/WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboas (21-0, 16 KO’s) next on April 14th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It would make more sense for Gamboa to move up to lightweight in stages by first moving up to super featherweight and see how he does at that weight before moving up to lightweight. Going from featherweight to lightweight is going to be a big risk if this fight happens. More importantly, Rios has had problems making 135, and he balloons up in weight after he rehydrates. Gamboa will likely be fighting a junior middleweight sized Rios unless they have a weigh-in on the day of the fight. I like Gamboa’s skills but putting him in with a guy that comes in 20 pounds heavier than him will be asking a lot of Gamboa.
Rios failed to make weight in his last fight against John Murray last December resulting in Rios losing his World Boxing Association title on the scales. Although he still won the fight by an 11th round TKO, Rios didn’t look at all good in the fight and took a great deal of punishment against a limited UK fighter in Murray. Gamboa is a much better fighter than Murray, and Rios would have had some serious problems if that had been him in the ring instead of the slow as molasses Murray. Arum will be taking a big risk by putting Rios in with Gamboa, because if Rios loses this fight then you can forget about a Rios vs. Manny Pacquiao fight in 2013. That’s a fight that Arum wants to make.
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Anybody who thinks Gamboa wins this by tko or ko needs to paddle their rafts back to Cuba. Gamboa only wins this by decision. He has absolutely no plans,and i repeat,no plans to stand in front of Rios at all. Rios will need to use that powerful underrated jab of his to cut the distance on Gamboa and land that powerful right hand. Gamboa will try his absolute best to make this a very boring fight with him running backwards constantly. Rios will make it exciting in the later rounds and finish him off with a devastating left rigtht left right combo.
brandon rios has no chin,someone please hit this fool in the chin,he cant take it.and he cant fight.
brandon has no chin.dad bob wil take care of him,same way he did pac man running man.
What a fight i can’t wait. gamboa will ko rios for sure.
Awesome
Great match up
Im a big Rios fan and he reps Chicanos just as good as Victor Ortiz, with that being said. Really? Rios is is fighting a featherwieght? Gamboa has a good name but he’s still a featherwieght.
I would love to see Rios fight Robert Guerrero! Chicano vs Chicano!
Rios is stupid to be fighting a featherweight like Gamboa that is a pointless fight as Gamboa is way to fast for him he should move up to welterweight or jr. because he is obviously not a lightweight. just remember what happen with pacquiao and De la hoya
Easy for brandon
lol amazing that some people actually think that rios would beat gamboa. gamboa beats rios hands down. better boxer, better puncher, just better, gamboa is the real deal.
meant to say Rios at 135
Great fight I am excited to see it, but kinda messed up Gamboa is being allowed to fight at 135 again. They should make him move up in weight and take on Mike Alvarado at 140. That would be just as good of a war in my opinion
Why say ‘a limited UK fighter’, like being from the UK makes him limited? Fool
The is great news
Gamboa will kill Rios he is to quick for that retard Rios, it will be a great fight can’t wait to see Rios face after he gets KO!!
This is going to be a great fight
Should be a great fight, a real pick-um.
You gotta give it to these Cubans for being fearless fighters and not business men like most other boxers today.
Gamboa, Rigondeaux, Lara, Luis Franco… these guys fight whoever, whenever.
Gamboa is not Donaire, who is avoiding Rigondeaux’s power big time. Yes Gamboa jumps two divisions up, and win or lose, he will still be fearless.
Good for you, Gamboa!
UD in favor of gamboa…
If gamboa could carry his power to 135 he wins by ko
This will be an excellent, although I must
Say unexpected matchup.
Two up and coming superstars, clearly Arum
Has promised something big for the winner,
Probably pacquio.
I’m tipping Rios, only because of his power
And Gamboa moving up in weight although
If it goes to the cards Gamboa might take it.
Risky fight for both but there the ones the
Boxing fans like myself want to see
were gonna see gamboa run like never before,rios has fought tough guys and i though acosta was a pretty good boxer who also had power and rios just wore him down and thats how it will be against gamboa,first solid punch by rios and gamboa will go down,gamboa is fast but not complete,he never goes to the body and leaves himself too open,we all know atleast one punch will connect from rios and thats all it takes,i don’t care of gamboa is boxing good the first 4 rounds,it’s still a 12 round fight and rios will wear him down slowly
Rios is gonna KO gamboa to much pressure for him to handle
Bam Bam BAMS Gamboa.
Just spoke to gamboa and he confirmed with me. He is fighting brandon rios on april 14th in vegas. Top Rank had an early meeting here in miami to finalize the plans/. They are fighting at 135.