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.
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.
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.
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 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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.
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 Events Center in Las Vegas.
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 for him on Showtime at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Stanley White: Brandon Rios (34-3-1, 25 KOs) was keyed up at Friday’s weigh-in for his WBC welterweight title eliminator fight with Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) this Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
WBC Welterweight World Title Eliminator
Danny Garcia – 146 ½ pounds
Brandon Rios – 146 ½ pounds
Referee: Kenny Bayless; Judges: Dave Moretti (Nev.), Glenn Trowbridge (Nev.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)