Brandon Ríos
Brandon Lee Ríos (born April 29, 1986) is an American professional boxer. He held the WBA lightweight title in 2011 and has challenged once for the WBO welterweight title in 2015. Nicknamed "Bam Bam", Ríos is known for his aggressive pressure fighting style, formidable punching power, and exceptionally durable chin.
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Real name | Brandon Lee Ríos |
Nickname(s) | Bam Bam |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | Lubbock, Texas, U.S.[1] | April 29, 1986
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 35 |
Wins by KO | 26 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
Amateur career
Ríos compiled a stellar amateur record of 230–35. In 2004 he became the U.S. National Amateur Featherweight champion, and was also a United States Olympic alternate at 125 lbs.[2] "When I met Roberto in the Olympic trials in Mississippi, that’s when Roberto came and worked my corner, which it was a bad mistake," Rios said as García laughed. "I should have never done that because my dad was my amateur coach through my whole career. You get used to one person and then you come with another guy and he doesn’t really know you? To me, it kind of messed me up. But then again, I’m glad we met because we exchanged information and he brought me down here."[3]
Professional career
He is signed to Bob Arum's company Top Rank.[4] On October 17, 2009,[5] Ríos got a TKO victory in the 7th round over Manuel Perez.[6]
He next fought in a WBA title eliminator against the undefeated contender Anthony Peterson, on a HBO Boxing After Dark card.[7] Rios dropped Peterson to the canvas with a left hand at the end of the fifth round.[8] In the sixth round, a desperate Peterson landed several low blows on Ríos, losing two points in the process.[9] In the seventh round, Peterson landed low blows once again, prompting the referee to stop the bout and award Ríos a disqualification victory.[10] Brandon was leading on all three scorecards before the stoppage.[7] His next fight was the first HBO PPV fight on the undercard of Margarito vs. Pacquiao. Bob Arum stated that if Rios beat Omri Lowther at Cowboys Stadium, Brandon would get a shot to fight against WBC Lightweight Champion Humberto Soto next. Rios won by TKO in the fifth round.[11]
WBA Lightweight Championship
On February 26, 2011, Rios defeated WBA World Lightweight Champion, Venezuelan Miguel Acosta via a 10th-round TKO, becoming the new WBA regular Lightweight champion.[12]
Ríos vs. Antillon
Brandon's first title defense saw him face Urbano Antillón, in a bout that was previously expected to take place once before in May 2010. Rios won the fight by TKO in the third round.
Light Welterweight
Ríos vs. Alvarado I & II
Rios faced Mike Alvarado at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on October 13, 2012. Rios was behind on the scorecards until the 6th round where in he hurt Alvarado with a crushing right. Rios was able to stop Alvarado in the 7th as referee Pat Russell stopped the bout at 1:57 of the round.[13] The fight was voted the 2012 Fight of the Year by the Sports Illustrated.[14]
A much anticipated rematch was held on March 30, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Like the first fight, both came in with a lot of fireworks as they continued to go toe to toe, until Alvarado changed strategy and became a lot more evasive and hard to hit with fancy footwork. Alvarado defeated Rios by unanimous decision with scores of 115–113, 115–113 and 114–113. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum dismissed another rematch and suggested to let the two boxers face other fighters first.[15]
Welterweight
Rios vs. Pacquiao
Rios and Pacquiao battled for the vacant WBO International Welterweight title on November 23, 2013, at Cotai Arena in Macau. Rios was guaranteed a purse of $3 million for this fight which is the highest of his boxing career. On August 5, Ríos and Pacquiao hit the road on a U.S. tour promoting the fight. Pacquiao won the 12-round match and the WBO International Welterweight title very easily.[16][17] After the fight, Ríos tested positive for methylhexaneamine.[18]
Ríos vs. Alvarado III
Following a disqualification win over Argentine Diego Chaves, a third fight was announced against old rival, Mike Alvarado. On January 24, 2015, in Alvarado's home town of Denver, Colorado, Rios punished Alvarado for 3 rounds before the referee stopped the fight prior to the start of the fourth.[19]
Ríos vs. Bradley
On November 7, 2015, Rios battled Timothy Bradley for the WBO Welterweight title at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was unsuccessful in doing so, losing every round of the fight in the process before referee Tony Weeks called an end to the bout at 2:48 of the ninth round, marking the first time Ríos had ever been stopped in his professional career.
During the emotional post-fight interview, Rios announced his retirement, stating that although he loved the sport, his body was no longer acting the same and that both weight fluctuations and layoffs were affecting his performances. He has since gone on record to say that he would also like to spend more time with his family and close friends now as well.
Comeback
Rios made a comeback to the ring against Aaron Herrera on June 11, 2017, with new trainer Ricky Funez, after splitting with longtime trainer Robert García. Rios won by KO in the 7th round.
Personal life
Brandon married Victoria López in August 2010 and has three children and two from a previous relationship.[20] Ríos gave the names Laila, Mia and Ava to his three daughters, after boxers Mia St. John and Laila Ali. His two sons are named Brandon Jr. and Marcus Antonio respectively, the latter of which is after Mexican World Champion Marco Antonio Barrera.[21]
Ríos's dad is Mexican. Ríos's mom is from Texas, and she is a Native American of the Alabama tribe.[22][23] Ríos said that the eagle tattoo on his chest is to represent both his Mexican and Native American ancestry.[24]
Victor Ortiz feud
As amateur boxers both Ríos and Victor Ortíz fought out of the same boxing gym in Garden City, Kansas, at the Garden City Boxing Club where they were both trained by Manuel Ríos.[25][26] For a short time Brandon's father trained Ortíz when they both still lived in Kansas. Ortíz would later move to Oxnard to train under Robert García, Ríos also left Kansas after being invited by García to train in Oxnard.[27] In 2009 after an incident involving Brandon, Victor and Victor's younger brother Temo, their relationship became strained.[28] A fight between Ríos and Ortíz has been proposed at a catch weight of 138 lbs or even at 140 lbs, with Ríos stating on numerous occasions that he's gotten the better of Ortíz many times during sparring when they were growing up.[29]
Freddie Roach incident
In the much anticipated lead up to the Margarito vs. Pacquiao fight at Cowboys Stadium, Ríos made headlines along with Antonio Margarito and Robert García when Elie Seckbach interviewed the three of them and showed the group mocking Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach, who has Parkinson's disease. Elie Seckbach made a video response defending Rios and Margarito, and stated that the media misunderstood their gestures. Seckbach stated that they were actually making fun of Freddie Roach's comments where he (Roach) stated that Margarito was going to get knocked out. García explained that Ríos was "joking around", and that Brandon was also unaware that Roach suffers from Parkinson's disease.[30] In the video, Ríos himself explains that their gestures were a response to Roach's trash talking.
Professional boxing record
41 fights | 35 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 26 | 2 |
By decision | 7 | 3 |
By disqualification | 2 | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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41 | Loss | 35–5–1 | UD | 12 | Feb 23, 2019 | |||
40 | Win | 35–4–1 | TKO | 9 (10), 0:38 | Nov 17, 2018 | |||
39 | Loss | 34–4–1 | TKO | 9 (12), 2:25 | Feb 17, 2018 | |||
38 | Win | 34–3–1 | KO | 7 (10), 2:11 | Jun 11, 2017 | |||
37 | Loss | 33–3–1 | TKO | 9 (12), 2:49 | Nov 7, 2015 | For WBO welterweight title | ||
36 | Win | 33–2–1 | RTD | 3 (12), 3:00 | Jan 24, 2015 | Won vacant WBO International welterweight title | ||
35 | Win | 32–2–1 | DQ | 9 (10), 1:26 | Aug 2, 2014 | Chaves disqualified for repeated fouls | ||
34 | Loss | 31–2–1 | UD | 12 | Nov 24, 2013 | For vacant WBO International welterweight title | ||
33 | Loss | 31–1–1 | UD | 12 | Mar 30, 2013 | For WBO interim junior welterweight title | ||
32 | Win | 31–0–1 | TKO | 7 (10), 1:57 | Oct 13, 2012 | Won vacant WBO Latino junior welterweight title | ||
31 | Win | 30–0–1 | SD | 12 | Apr 14, 2012 | |||
30 | Win | 29–0–1 | TKO | 11 (12), 2:06 | Dec 3, 2011 | |||
29 | Win | 28–0–1 | KO | 3 (12), 2:39 | Jul 9, 2011 | Retained WBA lightweight title | ||
28 | Win | 27–0–1 | TKO | 10 (12), 1:14 | Feb 26, 2011 | Won WBA lightweight title | ||
27 | Win | 26–0–1 | TKO | 5 (10), 2:04 | Nov 13, 2010 | |||
26 | Win | 25–0–1 | DQ | 7 (12), 3:00 | Sep 11, 2010 | Peterson disqualified for repeated low blows | ||
25 | Win | 24–0–1 | TKO | 3 (10), 1:13 | Feb 6, 2010 | Won vacant NABF lightweight title | ||
24 | Win | 23–0–1 | TKO | 1 (10), 2:06 | Nov 6, 2009 | |||
23 | Win | 22–0–1 | TKO | 7 (10), 1:16 | Oct 17, 2009 | |||
22 | Win | 21–0–1 | KO | 2 (8) | Sep 12, 2009 | |||
21 | Win | 20–0–1 | TKO | 5 (10), 0:24 | May 16, 2009 | |||
20 | Win | 19–0–1 | KO | 5 (10), 1:11 | Dec 19, 2008 | |||
19 | Draw | 18–0–1 | MD | 10 | Oct 3, 2008 | |||
18 | Win | 18–0 | TKO | 2 (8), 2:13 | Jul 25, 2008 | |||
17 | Win | 17–0 | SD | 10 | May 17, 2008 | |||
16 | Win | 16–0 | TKO | 2 (8), 1:10 | Mar 14, 2008 | |||
15 | Win | 15–0 | SD | 6 | May 25, 2007 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | UD | 8 | Dec 22, 2006 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | UD | 6 | Oct 13, 2006 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | KO | 3 (6), 2:28 | Sep 8, 2006 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | TKO | 6 (8), 2:21 | May 5, 2006 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | TKO | 3 (6), 1:05 | Mar 3, 2006 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | KO | 5 (8), 1:55 | Jan 20, 2006 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | UD | 4 | Nov 25, 2005 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | UD | 6 | Sep 30, 2005 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 2:08 | Jul 15, 2005 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 1:18 | Jun 18, 2005 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | TKO | 3 (4), 1:11 | Jun 3, 2005 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | KO | 1 (4), 1:14 | Jan 28, 2005 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | TKO | 2 (4), 1:15 | Aug 27, 2004 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | TKO | 3 (4), 1:35 | Jul 23, 2004 |
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- In a video titled, "boxing star brandon rios proud to be half native american - EsNews Boxing", which was published to YouTube on August 14, 2013, Ríos talked about being part Native American when Ríos said, "I am. Uh, the tribe that my mother is, is uh, Alabama. They're the Alabama tribe, so that's, that's what I am. So, I'm half Alabama." This quote starts at the 1:24 mark of the video, and the quote ends at the 1:32 mark of the video.
- In a video titled, "brandon rios on being native american EsNews Boxing", which was published to YouTube on April 14, 2014, Ríos said, "I'm Native, half Native American, half Mexican. My, my dad's a Chihuahua. My mom's from Texas. Well they lived, she really grew up in a Native, fuckin' ranch whatever, Native ranch whatever." A woman in the video then said, "Native, or the reservation", and Ríos responded, "Yeah, reservation...". The woman then asked, "Are you so, do you know anything about being Native American, like your culture?" Ríos responded, "A little, not too much. Uh, I know we're uh, an Ala-, not Al-Apache, fuckin' what were we are?". A man who was off camera answered, "You're the Alabama tribe. I looked it up". Ríos then said, "Alabama, Alabama tribe". The first quote by Ríos starts at the 0:10 mark of the video, and the last quote by Ríos ends at the 0:38 mark of the video.
- In a video titled, "Brandon Rios Half Mexican Half Indian Full Warrior", which was published to YouTube on October 14, 2011, Ríos talked about his tattoos when Ríos said, "I have uh, an Indian face, a portrait of an Indian and an eagle on the front of my chest." A man who was off camera asked Ríos, "Why, why an eagle across your chest?" Ríos responded, "Because, it states for, I'm half, I'm half Indian, half Mexican, so it represents both." The first quote by Ríos starts at the 0:21 mark of the video, and the second quote by Ríos ends at the 0:36 mark of the video.
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Sporting positions | ||||
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Amateur boxing titles | ||||
Previous: Aaron Garcia |
U.S. featherweight champion 2004 |
Next: Mark Davis | ||
Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Martin Honorio |
NABF lightweight champion February 6, 2010 – September 2010 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Hank Lundy | ||
Vacant Title last held by Mike Dallas, Jr |
WBO Latino junior welterweight champion October 13, 2012 – March 30, 2013 Lost bid for interim world title |
Vacant Title next held by César Cuenca | ||
Vacant Title last held by Juan Manuel Márquez |
WBO International welterweight champion January 24, 2015 – November 7, 2015 Lost bid for world title |
Vacant Title next held by Manny Pacquiao | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Miguel Acosta |
WBA lightweight champion Regular title February 26, 2011 – December 2, 2011 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Richar Abril |