Brandon Ríos vs. Urbano Antillón

World Championship Boxing
Date	July 9, 2011
Location	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, United States
Title(s) on the line	WBA Lightweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Brandon Ríos Urbano Antillón Nickname Bam Bam Azteca Hometown Oxnard, California Maywood, California Pre-fight record 27-0-1 (20 KO) 28-2-0 (20 KO) Height 5 feet, 10 inches 5 feet, 8 inches Weight 135 134¾ Recognition WBA Lightweight Champion
Result
Ríos won by K.O. in the third.

Brandon Ríos vs. Urbano Antillón was a boxing Lightweight championship match for the WBA Lightweight championship.^[1][2] The bout was held on July 9, 2011, at Home Depot Center, in Carson, California, United States and televised on Showtime.^[3][4]

Build up

A bout between both Ríos and Antillón was to take place on the undercard of Antonio Margarito vs. Roberto Garcia.^[5] The fight was called off due to a cut sustained during sparring on the eyebrow of Ríos.^[6][7]

Entrance performers

The Mexican singer José Manuel Figueroa performed as Ríos entered the arena.^[8]

Main card

• Lightweight Championship Brandon Ríos vs. Urbano Antillón
  • Ríos defeated Antillón via technical knockout at 2:39 in the third round.
• Light Middleweight bout: Carlos Amado Molina vs. Kermit Cintron
  • Molina defeated Cintron via unanimous decision (98-92, 98-92, 98-92).

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout: José Javier Román vs. Randy Arrellin
  • Román defeated Arrellin via knockout at 2:07 in the first round.
• Featherweight bout: Gabino Sáenz vs. Quincy Wesby
  • Sáenz defeated Wesby via knockout at 1:41 in the third round.
• Middleweight bout: Matt Korobov vs. Lester González Perez
  • Korobov defeated Perez via unanimous decision (78-74, 78-74, 78-74).
• Welterweight bout: Alonso Loeza vs. Ricardo Malfavon
  • Loeza and Malfavon fought to a majority draw (37-39, 38-38, 38-38).
• Light Heavyweight bout: Mike Lee vs. Michael Birthmark
  • Lee defeated Birthmark via knockout at 2:56 in the third round.
• Super Featherweight bout: Paul Fleming vs. Juan Jose Beltran
  • Fleming defeated Beltran via knockout at 0:52 in the first round.
• Lightweight bout: Mercito Gesta vs. Jorge Pimentel
  • Gesta defeated Pimentel via knockout at 2:23 in the third round.

References

1. Doug Fischer (8 June 2011). "Rios-Antillon press conference is heated, but not as hot as the fight will be". Ring TV.
2. "Brandon Rios - Raw & Uncut". Boxing - ESNews - Elie Seckbach - Mayweather - Pacquiao - Boxing News.
3. Doug Fischer (4 July 2011). "Unlike Klitschko-Haye, Rios-Antillon will deliver action". Ring TV.
4. "Brandon Rios: Core Workout, Preparing For Antillon". Boxing - ESNews - Elie Seckbach - Mayweather - Pacquiao - Boxing News.
5. ringtv (8 June 2011). "Video: Rios-Antillon press conference, one-on-one interviews". Ring TV.
6. "News & latest headlines from AOL". AOL.com.
7. "Max Boxing - News - What Drives Brandon Rios". Max Boxing.
8. "Max Boxing - Home". Max Boxing.

External links

• Ríos vs. Antillón Official Fight Card from BoxRec