Brandon Rios aims to force Manny Pacquiao into retirement in Macau
Mexican-American is confident he can beat the Filipino legend in Macau for the vacant WBO welterweight title and put an end to his career
Brandon Rios has vowed to force Manny Pacquiao into retirement, "once I beat him convincingly" at next Sunday's Clash of Cotai in Macau.
Pacquiao's trainer, Hall of Famer Freddie Roach, said this week the Filipino boxer would contemplate retirement if he lost against Rios. Critics have argued that Pacman should call it quits after coming off successive defeats against Timothy Bradley in a much-criticised judges' decision, and then a knockout at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez last December.
Pacquiao faces Mexican-American Rios for the vacant World Boxing Organisation (WBO) welterweight title and the 27-year-old former WBA (World Boxing Association) lightweight champion was confident he would end Pacquiao's career at the Venetian CotaiArena.
"I think at that moment in his career, everybody says he has done great in boxing. I think it's time for him to move on. It's time for me to rise," said Rios, who arrived in Macau on Wednesday.
"He has done great [in his career]. He has done a lot; no one can say that he didn't because he won world titles in eight weight divisions. But he has come to a point in his career where he should call it quits.
It's time for him to move on. It's time for me to rise
"It's my time now. I am young and I have to be the best. Pacquiao is one of the best so I have to go out there and do what I have to do to win," added Rios, who hails from Oxnard, California.