At left, Timothy Bradley Jr. weighs in at 146 pounds and is under the 147 limit as a welterweight. His opponent, Brandon Rios was over the weight limit at 147.2 pounds and will have to try to shed the extra .2 in an hour. In this photo they do the last face-off before they meet in the ring at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 7, 2015.
The Tim Bradley and Brandon Rios fight will be televised Saturday at 7:00 p.m. on HBO (coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.) and the Desert Sun wants to give you an inside look.
Desert Sun sports reporter Andrew John and photographer Omar Ornelas have been in Las Vegas covering the fight all weekend. Follow along on Periscope on your mobile phone (username: @mydesert) and through Twitter as they livetweet the fight.
Timothy Bradley confident, ready for Brandon Rios
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