Rios-Antillon

By Dan Ambrose: World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Brandon Rios fought like a monster on Saturday night in stopping an overmatched Urbano Antillon in a two knockdown 3rd round TKO performance in Carson, California.

By Chris Williams: WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 21 KO’s) could face former three division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KO’s) for his next fight after beating fringe contender Urbano Antillon (28-3, 20 KO’s) by a third round TKO last Saturday night at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.

By Chris Williams: With one of his fighters Kermit Cintron going down to defeat at the hands of Carlos Molina last night in Carson, California, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum likely lost a potential future opponent for his fighter Manny Pacquiao to face. Arum had recently signed up Cintron and had reportedly said that he [...]

CARSON, Calif. (July 9, 2011) – Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios retained his world title Saturday night with a devastating offensive onslaught, recording a third-round stoppage over Urbano Antillon at The Home Depot Center on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

By Jim Dower: WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 20 KO’s) was simply too strong for challenger Urbano Antillon (28-3) on Saturday night, stopping him in the 3rd round in Carson, California.

By Jim Dower: Making his first defend of his title, World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 20 KO’s) blasted out challenger Urbano Antillon (28-3, 20 KO’s) in the 3rd round of a scheduled 12 rounds in exciting fight from start to finish at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

Brandon Rios and challenger Urbano Antillon had to be restrained following one last heated verbal exchange Friday after making weight and are set to go tomorrow, Saturday, July 9, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

CARSON, Calif. (July 8, 2011) – The BRANDON RIOS vs. URBANO ANTILLON fight week activities have only furthered the bad blood between the two relentless lightweights. SHOWTIME analyst AL BERNSTEIN is on site in Carson, Calif. with a news update on the impending slugfest. Televised live from The Home Depot Center on SHOWTIME®, beginning TOMORROW/Saturday [...]

LOS ANGELES (July 6, 2011) – Aside from some one-on-one, in-your-face jawing during a face-off for photographers, both Brandon “Bam Bam’’ Rios and Urbano Antillon were well-behaved and civil to each other during Wednesday’s final press conference for their highly anticipated world title fight this Saturday, July 9, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (27-0-1, 20 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his World Boxing Association title this Saturday night against #12 ranked WBA contender Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KO’s) at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. It’s a decent but far from great fight, as Antillon [...]

NEW YORK (June 30, 2011) – Team Rios and Team Antillon spent time with the boxing media on a teleconference call hosted by Top Rank’s Bob Arum on Thursday, a week before their upcoming world title showdown on Saturday, July 9, LIVE SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from The Home [...]

By Chris Williams: While some boxing fans are really looking forward to the July 9th bout between newly crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (27-0, 20 KO’s) against challenger Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KO’s), I’m not one of them.

OXNARD, CALIF. (June 15, 2011) – Undefeated World Lightweight Champion BRANDON RIOS and stablemate, undefeated Top-Five featherweight contender contender MIKEY GARCIA, are holding a charity boxing function in Oxnard, Calif. This Saturday! June 18, at Noon PT, at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy (1601 Pacific Ave., #201, Oxnard, Calif. 93033), with all proceeds to be [...]

Woodland Hills, California (June 2, 2011) – Tomorrow night the War at Woodland Hills IV will have special guest, WBA Lightweight World Champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (27-0-1, 20 KO’s), signing autographs from 7pm to 8pm. Rios of Oxnard California is scheduled to defend his title against Urbano Antillon July 9, 2011 at the Home [...]

LOS ANGELES (May 31, 2011) – Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion “Bam Bam” BRANDON RIOS will make the first defense of his world title when he takes on two-time world title challenger and current Top-Five-rated contender URBANO ANTILLO, Saturday, July 9, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The co-main event will [...]

LOS ANGELES (May 27, 2011) – Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion “Bam Bam” BRANDON RIOS will make the first defense of his world title when he takes on two-time world title challenger and current Top-Five-rated contender URBANO ANTILLO, Saturday, July 9, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The co-main event will [...]