On Nov. 13 at the Dallas Cowboys’ Stadium, WBO welterweight (147 pounds) king Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 knockouts) will pursue his eighth title in as many different weight classes against former world champion Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs) in an HBO pay per view televised, Top Rank Promotions clash for the WBC’s junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt.
On the under card, lightweight (135 pounds) Brandon Rios (25-0-1, 18 KOs) takes on Omri Lowther (14-2, 10 KOs). Margarito and Rios are trained, side-by-side, at the Boxing Academy of their trainer, Robert Garcia, in Oxnard, Calif.
Although Rios is among the biggest supporters of Margarito, but has a Filipino strength and conditioning coach in Henry Garcia.
