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By Tim Royner: Eddie Hearn is targeting former world champions Brandon Rios or Jessie Vargas as two guys that he’d like to match welterweight prospect Josh Kelly (7-0, 5 KOs) for his next fight following his 7th round stoppage victory over Commonwealth welterweight champion Kris George (14-2, 8 KOs) last Saturday night at the Metro […]

By Dan Ambrose: Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios says the Nevada State Athletic Commission needs to give Saul Canelo Alvarez a suspension to make an example out of him for his 2 failed tests for clenbuterol in getting ready for his rematch against Gennady Golovkin. … Read

By Dan Ambrose: The ratings for last Saturday’s welterweight contest between Danny Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) and Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios (34-4-1, 25 KOs) were arguably poor for Showtime Boxing. The Garcia-Rios fight averaged 516,000 viewers with a peak of 558,000.… Read

By Allan Fox: Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) earned $1.25 million for an easy night’s work in stopping Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios (34-4-1, 25 KOs) in the 9th round of a scheduled 12 round fight last Saturday night on Showtime Boxing at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. … Read

By Allan Fox: Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios says he was ahead on points and wishes his corner hadn’t stopped the fight last Saturday night after he was knocked down in the 9th round by Danny Garcia at Mandalay Bay I Las Vegas, Nevada. Rios sounded very punch drunk at the post fight press conference. … […]

By Dan Ambrose: Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) says he’s not ducking a fight against IBF World welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs), who called him and is offering him a title shot at his IBF belt. … Read

By Allan Fox: Former welterweight champion ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter (28-2-1, 17 KOs) climbed into the ring last Saturday night and called out Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) following his 9th round knockout win over a feeble looking Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios (34-4-1, 25 KOs) in their WBC welterweight title eliminator at the Mandalay Bay […]

Former two-division world champion Danny Garcia returned with a vengeance, knocking out Brandon Rios in a WBC Welterweight Title Eliminator in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. … Read

By Dan Ambrose: Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) bounced back nicely from his previous defeat last year to destroy former lightweight belt holder Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios (34-4-1, 25 KOs) by a vicious 1-punch knockout in the 9th round on Saturday night in a World Boxing Council welterweight title eliminator at the Mandalay Bay […]

By Allan Fox: Danny Garcia says his goal is to win another title at 147, but if he can’t accomplish that, he plans on moving up to 154 to go after a belt in that division. Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) is facing Brandon Rios (34-3-1, 25 KOs) this Saturday night in a stay busy fight […]