Jessie Vargas, Brandon Rios, Anton Novikov, Jose Ramirez and Jessie Magdaleno all appeared this afternoon at the final press conference for this weekend’s HBO Boxing event, headlined by Rios vs. Diego Chaves. Chaves, who just had his visa issues cleared up at the last minute, has arrived in the country and should be ready for action on Saturday night.
The photos with Chaves and his team were from his Thursday morning arrival at the airport, fresh off a long flight from Argentina. As always, the Top Rank Knockouts were also on hand for the festivities during the final press conference.
The Rios vs. Chaves event takes place this Saturday, August 2 in the Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and televised on HBO Boxing After Dark®. Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Tecate, tickets to the Rios vs. Chaves / Vargas vs. Novikov world championship event are available for purchase.