Interim WBC Welterweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) took home a hard-earned unanimous decision victory over Fabian “TNT” Maidana (22-3, 16 KOs) after 12-rounds. Barrios had his best moment in round three when he landed a picture-perfect straight right hand that sent Maidana down emphatically. However, Maidana, …
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Former champion and San Antonio-native Mario “El Azteca” Barrios snapped his two-fight losing streak with a razor sharp, career-rejuvenating performance against Jovanie Santiago in Saturday’s co-feature. Barrios dropped Santiago in the eighth round with a left to the body and followed up, causing referee Mark Calo-Oy, upon the request of …
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In a battle of former world champions, San Antonio’s Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (28-2, 18 KOs) scored two knockdowns and earned the Interim WBC Welterweight Title with an impressive unanimous decision (117-108, 118-107 twice) over Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas (27-6, 12 KOs) in their pay-per-view undercard attraction. “I’m sore but I’m …
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Ask any fighter “what’s worse, a KO from a bodyshot or getting knocked out?” Almost every fighter will tell you they’ll take anything but the body shot. Mario Barrios didn’t get the message, because over his career he’s serving a cold dish of bruised livers on the regular. Barrios returns …
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Mario Barrios knocked out his seventh consecutive opponent as the San Antonio native stopped Mexico’s Richard Zamora after a barrage of Barrios punches landed cleanly and dazed the game Zamora. With noted trained Virgil Hunter in his corner, the accurate Barrios landed a staggering 59 percent of his power punches, …
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Mario Barrios made quick work of his opponent Eudy Bernardo as he moved up the ranks. Looking to protect his undefeated record, Barrios added another KO to his stat line when a perfectly placed straight right hand put Bernardo on his back to end the fight by RD2 TKO. Barrios …
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Thurman proved he is still an elite welterweight, winning a 12-round unanimous decision over former super lightweight world champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios. “This was a comeback fight after two and a half years away,” said Clearwater, Florida’s Thurman. “I wish I had my best performance, but I did the …
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Mario Barrios defeats Eudy Bernardo via in two rounds, finishing Bernardo by KO. #MarioBarrios #BarriosBernardo #PBC Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
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