The bout was for the vacant WBA belt making it even more devestating for the Rios camp.
His opponent Richard Abril, who holds the interim WBA title, can win the actual belt if he defeats Rios. If Rios wins or the bout is a draw, Abril will keep the interim title and the regular title will still be vacant.
Rios's manager Cameron Dunkin summed up his feelings with the following:
"I am stunned beyond words.
"When he got to the arena, they told me Brandon was dead on. When I heard that number (137lbs) 30 or 40 minutes later, I couldn't [expletive] believe it. I don't know what happened, but the only answer is he must have put something into his mouth. That's got to be the only explanation."
Rios was fined $45,000 or 10 percent of his $450,000 purse. Half of that money will go to Abril and the other half to the state of Nevada's general fund.
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