Brandon Rios Update: Three Opponents Considered for Cotto vs Margarito Show
by Scott Christ on Sep 28, 2011 7:10 AM EDT
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Three opponents are under consideration to face Brandon Rios on December 3, according to Keith Idec. Rios will defend his WBA lightweight title in the main co-feature slot of the Cotto vs Margarito pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden.
The three opponents are:
- John Molina (23-1, 19 KO): Molina has been the leading name so far, but part of that is because Molina himself keeps talking about the fight. The all-action, no-defense fighter from Covina, Calif., is ranked ninth by the WBA and would guarantee a great fight against Rios for however long it lasted.
- Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KO): The UK's Mitchell is coming off of a very good win on July 16 over pressure fighter John Murray. The 26-year-old is currently not in the WBA's top 15, but these things change, and whatever if they do -- he's a better fighter and more legitimate contender than Yuri Romanov or Anthony Mezaache. Mitchell is probably the best fighter of the three here, but we've also seen him bowled over by Michael Katsidis in the recent past, too.
- Roman Martinez (24-1-1, 15 KO): Martinez hasn't fought since September 2010, when he lost his super featherweight belt to Ricky Burns. He's returning this Saturday against Mexico's Ramon Maas on the JuanMa Lopez show in Puerto Rico, fighting for a minor WBO belt still at 130 pounds.
If I had to guess from these three, the most likely is Molina, but the one that would fit the show the best is probably Martinez, who is Puerto Rican and would have good backing from what is going to be an electric crowd at MSG.
Bob Arum also says, according to Idec, that a 2012 fight between Rios and Yuriorkis Gamboa is possible, but Bob Arum says lots of fights like that will happen "next year." It's a great way to get people talking about both fighters, and if all goes well toward that direction, interested early in the fight.
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These cards never come off how they are supposed to
But, if this one does. That’s Rios v. Molina, Cotto v. Margarito, and Wolak v. Rodriguez? Holy crap that’s a fun card!
Jones vs Lujan, too. Lujan is relentless and should be able to make that a fun fight.
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by Scott Christ on Sep 29, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems most even match on the card….and the others aren’t bad either.
by geraldmcgrew on Sep 29, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Finally a decent undercard from TR
And this is why competition is important. Guarantee you that if GBP hadn’t put on their better than normal undercard for the last PPV TR wouldn’t have either. Hopefully this becomes the norm from now on and not the exception.
I’m curious to see what they come up with for Pac Marquez. Hopefully Arum doesn’t just bank on the main even’t star power and gives us something comparable.
Can't help liking the card
The headliner doesn’t meet my usual requirements for a $50 (or so) PPV, and since it’s not GBP, won’t be able to watch it in a theater for a fair price. But Cotto-Margarito is, for obvious reasons, still compelling, and the undercard, especially Jones-Lujan, interests me. The card would be truly first rate if Rios were fighting Miguel Vazquez, who, unless I’m behind on developments, Arum also promotes. I know that’s a pretty high-level fight to ask for on an undercard, but given that the headliner features a Margarito who is arguably not in the top 5 in the division, and coming off a tough loss, it would make the PPV a much better value. Even when we get better cards than we’re used to, we should keep pushing for what we really want. Still, can’t deny it’s an attractive card.
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