(Photo credit: Copyright Ed Mulholland/HBO) By Dan Ambrose: While many boxing fans believe that Brandon Rios (32-2-, 23 KOs) and Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KOs) are two welterweights that are past their prime and fighting in a meaningless bout tomorrow night on HBO, you can’t say that their promoters at Top Rank aren’t paying them like they’re still in their prime of their careers.
The 28-year-old Rios, who has taken vicious punishment in his recent fights, will be making $850,000 for his trilogy fight against 34-year-old Alvarado this Saturday night at the 1stBank Center, in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.