Q&A: Alvarado says he’ll stop Rios within seven rounds
Junior welterweight Mike Alvarado believes he will prove himself to be the bigger, stronger fighter — as well as the superior boxer — when he and Brandon Rios both put their undefeated records on the line, Oct. 13.
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Alvarado’s manager calls fight with Rios “a done deal”
Junior welterweight Mike Alvarado has signed to face former lightweight beltholder Brandon Rios in an HBO-televised bout on Oct. 13.
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Manager: Alvarado has advantages over Rios
Junior welterweight Mike Alvarado has agreed in principle to a clash with former WBA lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios on Oct. 13 at The Home Depot Center on the Nonito Donaire-Toshiaki Nishioka undercard.
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Donaire-Nishioka, Rios-Alvarado on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center
WBO junior featherweight beltholder Nonito Donaire will defend his crown against former titleholder Toshiaki Nishioka on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center. Brandon Rios makes his junior welterweight debut against Mike Alvarado on the undercard.
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Top Rank settles with Gamboa, who is now a free agent
Top Rank has dropped its breach of contract suit against unbeaten former featherweight titleholder Yuriorkis Gamboa and reached an out-of-court settlement which makes him a free agent.
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Gamboa settles with Top Rank?
Yuriorkis Gamboa may have bought out his contract to facilitate a separation from promoter Top Rank.
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Tapia, 45, found dead inside his home
Former five-time, three-division titleholder Johnny Tapia has been found dead in his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 45.
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Rios-Abril winner gets a $50,000 bonus
Brandon Rios will earn $450,000 compared to $100,000 for rival Richard Abril, but the winner of their WBA lightweight title belt clash will pocket an extra $50,000.
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Who wins Rios-Abril? Ask the experts
Brandon Rios and Richard Abril will fight for the vacant WBA lightweight title on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Boxing experts give their predictions on the outcome.
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Abril’s standing, walking, talking tall for Rios bout
Richard Abril believes that he will end the winning streak of Brandon Rios and hand the hard-punching former titleholder his first loss on Saturday night. “I am more Mexican than Rios,” he said.
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