Rios vs. Murray in the works for Dec 3rd ?

WBA lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios, of Oxnard, Calif., could face once-beaten Johnny Murray of Manchester, England, on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito rematch, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.

"That's what I was told yesterday," said the source. "There is no contract signed, but that's the opponent being considered."

ESPN.com also reported the possibility.

The 26-year-old Murray (31-1, 18 KOs), THE RING's No.8-rated lightweight, suffered the sole loss of his 32-fight career in July, an eighth-round knockout loss to Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KOs).

The hard-hitting Rios (28-0-1, 21 KOs), ranked by THE RING as No. 1 in the division, will be after his 11th win in a row and his 10th consecutive knockout.

The lone blemish on Rios' record is a 10-round draw against Manuel Perez in October of 2008. After that, he reeled off six consecutive knockouts before scoring a seventh-round, disqualification victory over previously unbeaten Anthony Peterson (32-1, 20 KOs) in a WBA eliminator bout in September of last year.

Rios followed the win over Peterson with a fourth-round knockout of Omri Lowther on the undercard of a unanimous decision victory by Manny Pacquiao over Margarito for the since-vacated WBC junior middleweight belt in November of last year.

gomez1012 wrote:Warren must have other plans for Mitchell, maybe the Burns-Katsidis winner

Still a solid fight for the Cotto-Margarito under card

Diego408 wrote:Because uncle Bob said so. Ortiz is right, theres a reason why Rios is undefeated. hes been brought up the right way, facing the right opposision to look good.

Diego408 wrote:Why go for the guy who just lost ? Mitchell makes more sense for Rios.

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/rumors/articles/169488-rios-murray-eyed-for-cotto-margarito-ii

Hagler's Bald Head wrote:

Diego408 wrote:Why go for the guy who just lost ? Mitchell makes more sense for Rios.

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/rumors/articles/169488-rios-murray-eyed-for-cotto-margarito-ii

Because uncle Bob said so. Ortiz is right, theres a reason why Rios is undefeated. hes been brought up the right way, facing the right opposision to look good.

gomez1012 wrote:

Diego408 wrote:Because uncle Bob said so. Ortiz is right, theres a reason why Rios is undefeated. hes been brought up the right way, facing the right opposision to look good.

And Ortiz hasnt?
Nate Campbell, Vivian Harris, Carlos Maussa, Antonio Diaz, Mike Arnaoutis

Hagler's Bald Head wrote:Guerrero would probably be the only Lightweight I'd pick against Rios at the moment.

Diego408 wrote:and fought a HOF boxer in Floyd, beat Berto when he was expected to get killed and fought the dangerous Maidana and wanted a rematch with him after, something your boy Khan is afraid of.

gomez1012 wrote:

Diego408 wrote:and fought a HOF boxer in Floyd, beat Berto when he was expected to get killed and fought the dangerous Maidana and wanted a rematch with him after, something your boy Khan is afraid of.

Ortiz is the best NOW!!!

Hagler's Bald Head wrote:

WBA lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios, of Oxnard, Calif., could face once-beaten Johnny Murray of Manchester, England, on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito rematch, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.

"That's what I was told yesterday," said the source. "There is no contract signed, but that's the opponent being considered."

ESPN.com also reported the possibility.

The 26-year-old Murray (31-1, 18 KOs), THE RING's No.8-rated lightweight, suffered the sole loss of his 32-fight career in July, an eighth-round knockout loss to Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KOs).

The hard-hitting Rios (28-0-1, 21 KOs), ranked by THE RING as No. 1 in the division, will be after his 11th win in a row and his 10th consecutive knockout.

The lone blemish on Rios' record is a 10-round draw against Manuel Perez in October of 2008. After that, he reeled off six consecutive knockouts before scoring a seventh-round, disqualification victory over previously unbeaten Anthony Peterson (32-1, 20 KOs) in a WBA eliminator bout in September of last year.

Rios followed the win over Peterson with a fourth-round knockout of Omri Lowther on the undercard of a unanimous decision victory by Manny Pacquiao over Margarito for the since-vacated WBC junior middleweight belt in November of last year.

Why go for the guy who just lost ? Mitchell makes more sense for Rios.

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/rumors/articles/169488-rios-murray-eyed-for-cotto-margarito-ii

Hagler's Bald Head wrote:

WBA lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios, of Oxnard, Calif., could face once-beaten Johnny Murray of Manchester, England, on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito rematch, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.

"That's what I was told yesterday," said the source. "There is no contract signed, but that's the opponent being considered."

ESPN.com also reported the possibility.

The 26-year-old Murray (31-1, 18 KOs), THE RING's No.8-rated lightweight, suffered the sole loss of his 32-fight career in July, an eighth-round knockout loss to Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KOs).

The hard-hitting Rios (28-0-1, 21 KOs), ranked by THE RING as No. 1 in the division, will be after his 11th win in a row and his 10th consecutive knockout.

The lone blemish on Rios' record is a 10-round draw against Manuel Perez in October of 2008. After that, he reeled off six consecutive knockouts before scoring a seventh-round, disqualification victory over previously unbeaten Anthony Peterson (32-1, 20 KOs) in a WBA eliminator bout in September of last year.

Rios followed the win over Peterson with a fourth-round knockout of Omri Lowther on the undercard of a unanimous decision victory by Manny Pacquiao over Margarito for the since-vacated WBC junior middleweight belt in November of last year.

Why go for the guy who just lost ? Mitchell makes more sense for Rios.

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/rumors/articles/169488-rios-murray-eyed-for-cotto-margarito-ii

UBeeg9cats wrote:I'm interested in the turnover at lightweight in the ring magazine rankings. Soto is already gone. JMM and Guerrero should be soon. I think Rios will outgrow it in 2 or 3 fights. Mitchell and Acosta would be the 2 highest rated fighters then. I think Linares, DeMarco, Burns, and Katsidis have something to say about that.