Pacquiao must retire if he loses again, says Roach
By Roy Luarca
There’s no middle ground for Manny Pacquiao when he battles Brandon Rios on Nov. 24 at The Venetian Macao.
There’s no middle ground for Manny Pacquiao when he battles Brandon Rios on Nov. 24 at The Venetian Macao.
I got a bit worried when I read in the papers the other day that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum had picked Brandon Rios to be Manny Pacquiao’s opponent when he returns to the ring on Nov. 24.
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao will battle US fighter Brandon Rios in Macau in November, organizers said Tuesday, in a match that promoters hope will ignite Chinese interest in big-time boxing.
Manny Pacquiao may meet an old foe in a new place in September.
Mike Alvarado boxed his way to a narrow but unanimous decision over Brandon Rios on Saturday to take the interim WBO light welterweight title and reverse the outcome of their slugfest five months ago.
Undefeated US fighter Brandon Rios failed to make weight for his lightweight world championship bout on Saturday against Cuba’s Richard Abril, costing him any chance at the crown.
Another probable challenger for pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has emerged in World Boxing Association lightweight champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios.
His bravado soaring after a third round stoppage of Urbano Antillon in their 135-pound title duel in Carson, California, Saturday night, Rios intends to climb in weight with the eventual goal of battling Pacquiao, the lone eight-division world champion.
Undefeated Filipino lightweight Mercito Gesta made a sensational Top Rank debut with a three-round demolition of Mexican Jorge “El Tigre” Pimentel Sunday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The southpaw Gesta lived up to his nickname, dropping Pimentel once in each of the three rounds of the scheduled 10-round bout. A right uppercut [...]
Filipino prospect Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta makes his debut under Top Rank when he tangles with Mexican Jorge Pimentel in the undercard of the Brandon Rios-Urbano Antillon showdown at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, today.
