Fight Brandon Rios W TKO 3 (12) Urbano Antillon

In a bout that had ‘classic’ written all over it from the day it was signed, WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 20 KOs) scored an explosive third round TKO over challenger Urbano Antillon (28-3, 20 KOs) on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Both fighters met in the center of the ring and traded shots in every round as long as it lasted. Antillon was dropped early in round three and fought back valiantly until he was floored again and referee David Mendoza waved it off when Antillon staggered into the ropes on his own moments later read more ...

Take a walk in the shoes of lightweight world title holder Brandon Rios. You were overwhelmed with emotion when the world title belt was wrapped around your waist at the Palms Hotel and Casino on the night of February 26th, when you stopped Miguel Acosta in the 10th round. You have teenage and amateur fighters who look up to you at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in South Oxnard, where you train. Fight fans ask for an autograph or a picture in Southern California or abroad read more ...

BoxingScene.com caught up with former welterweight champion Kermit Cintron, who faces Carlos Molina on Saturday in the co-feature bout to the Brandon Rios-Urbano Antillon main event read more ...