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Brandon Rios' Next Fight: March 3 Date Could Be Pushed Back

Brandon Rios will be back on HBO, but when? (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Steve Kim of MaxBoxing said today on his Twitter account that Brandon Rios' next fight could be pushed back into mid-April. The fight was previously reported as tentatively set for March 3 at the Home Depot Center in California, but there has been some trouble securing the opponent.

It appeared that Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO) was headed for a brawl with fellow all-action fighter John Molina, but there has been a lot of trouble actually putting that bout together. Molina (23-1, 19 KO) is rumored to be having some management issues getting in the way of the fight.

For whatever it might be worth, Dan Rafael's schedule at ESPN.com is still listing Molina as set for a February 17 fight on Friday Night Fights against Marvin Quintero, and it's well known that Rafael pays great attention to his schedule and only puts fights on there when they're truly official. Whether that has anything to do with Rios vs Molina not being made, I do not know.

Trainer Robert Garcia also recently admitted that it appeared the Rios vs Molina fight was "falling apart."

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Gamboa called out Rios according to BoxingScene: http://www.boxingscene.com/team-gamboa-we-want-fight-brandon-rios-next—48917

Odds of that fight happening?

by Apprentice on Jan 25, 2012 7:45 PM EST reply actions  

Anywhere between 10% and 50%. Depends on how it all plays out. They’re appearing to have trouble finding opponents for either guy right now.

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by Scott Christ on Jan 25, 2012 7:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Isnt Brandon THAT much bigger naturally

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by pakinpower on Jan 26, 2012 12:01 AM EST up reply actions  

He’s a lot bigger. Gamboa could fill out a bit and be suited to 135 but he’d always be a small lightweight and Rios is a huge one.

by Bajingo on Jan 26, 2012 4:30 AM EST up reply actions  

I was not aware that Gamboa was 30. These Cuban defectors get over here so late, I just assume they are young looking at their records.

by Manuwar on Jan 26, 2012 5:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Rios vs. Cote is the one I want to see

"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…

by Boss Man on Jan 26, 2012 9:59 AM EST reply actions  

def like to see it but cote hasnt been chin checked yet lol..brandon rios will def do that

by Vicmatic1 on Jan 26, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions  

If Rios ends up fighting in mid-April will that fight still be at the Home Depot center, or is there just no way of telling right now? How often do fighters make deals with venues anyway so that even if a fight is pushed back and a new opponent is given the fight still has to happen at the original venue?

by Manuwar on Jan 26, 2012 5:55 PM EST reply actions  

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