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Brandon Rios-Miguel Acosta, Humberto Soto-Urbano Antillon Set

Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum told FanHouse on Thursday that rising lightweight (135 pounds) star Brandon Rios (pictured at right, on the left) will make a Showtime televised, Feb. 26 appearance opposite WBA king Miguel Acosta at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The 24-year-old Rios (26-0-1, 19 KOs) is coming off...

Steve Farhood Recalls Final Interview With Edwin Valero

Showtime boxing analyst Steve Farhood may have been the last man to interview Edwin Valero on national television, having questioned the then-WBC lightweight champion following perhaps Valero's greatest victory and what will likely go down as his finest hour. That was on Feb. 6, when the 5-foot-7 Valero scored a...

Former WBC Champ Edwin Valero Enters Rehab

Former WBC lightweight (135 pounds) champion Edwin Valero has entered a rehabilitation center for treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, according to a report by the Associated Press. One of the fighter's attorneys, Milda Mora, told the AP that the 28-year-old Valero (27-0, 27 knockouts) entered the rehab center in the...

Erik Morales Decisions Jose Alfaro

Former three-time world champion, Erik Morales, of Tijuana, Mex., scored a 12-round, unanimous decision over Jose "Jicaras" Alfaro on Saturday night in Monterrey, Nuevo, Leon, Mex., ending a 31-month absence from the ring, as well as a four-match losing streak that was part of five losses in his last six fights. The...

Erik Morales Returns to Ring Against Jose Alfaro

Erik Morales' legacy as one of the premiere Mexican fighters is no doubt secure, as is his reputation as one of the best boxers ever to lace on a pair of gloves. "Morales has sealed a respected reputation in boxing, in my humble opinion, because he's done so much. I believe that he's going to be a first-ballot Hall of...