Acosta vs Rios
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Photos: Rios vs Acosta War in Vegas Mega-Gallery
Las Vegas, Nevada - In Saturday's main event at the Palms Resort & Casino, Brandon Rios (27-0-1) completed his ascension to superstar status by wrestling the WBA lightweight title from Miguel Acosta (28-4-2) with a tenth round knockout in an early co...
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Brandon Rios: Acosta, He Hurt Me Bad To The Body
The Palms Resort and Casino, Las Vegas - Saturday's grueling lightweight bout left both of the involved boxers with some visible scars of war. Brandon Rios (27-0, 20KOs)captured the WBA lightweight title with a tenth round knockout of Miguel Acosta (...
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Brandon Rios Talks Acosta, Training, Career, More
NEW YORK— Born in Texas, reared in Kansas and now “living the life” in Southern California, World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 1 contender Brandon Rios will fight for his first world title belt on the year’s first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecas...
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Photos/Weights: Miguel Acosta 134.5, Brandon Rios 134.5
Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada - The weights are in for tomorrow's Showtime televised lightweight title clash. The first boxer to step on the scale was the challenger, Brandon Rios (26-0, 19KOS), and he weighed in at 134.5-pounds. WBA champi...
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Brandon Rios vs Miguel Acosta Final Presser Quotes
LAS VEGAS — Before their WBA Lightweight Championship matchup this Saturday, Feb. 26 LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), champion Miguel Acosta (28-3-2, 22 KOs) and challenger Brandon Rios (26-0-1, 18 KOs) spoke with the m...