Mario Barrios
Mario Thomas Barrios (born May 18, 1995)[1] is an American professional boxer who held the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title from 2019 to June 2021. As of October 2021, he is ranked as the world's ninth-best active super lightweight by The Ring.[2]
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Nickname(s) | El Azteca |
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Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | May 18, 1995
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 28 |
Wins | 26 |
Wins by KO | 17 |
Losses | 2 |
Professional career
Barrios turned professional in 2013. On May 11, 2019, Barrios faced Juan Jose Velasco. Barrios got the KO win via a spectacular body shot in the second round.[3]
Barrios vs. Akhmedov
On September 28, 2019, Barrios was victorious against undefeated Batyr Akhmedov by unanimous decision, with scores of 114–112, 115–111, 116–111, to win the vacant WBA (Regular) super lightweight title in a tough contest on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter, in which Barrios dropped Akhmedov twice in the fourth and twelfth rounds but took considerable punishment resulting in most of his face being swollen.[4][5] The decision was considered controversial by many pundits and observers.[6]
Barrios vs. Karl
On October 31, 2020 in front of his hometown crowd at Alamodrome in San Antonio, Texas on the undercard of Gervonta Davis vs. Léo Santa Cruz, Barrios defended his WBA (Regular) title with a sixth-round technical knockout victory against Ryan Karl. In the sixth round, an accidental head clash caused a bad cut over Karl’s right eye, and blood poured down his face. After the cut was examined by the ringside doctor, the fight resumed and the two men immediately went hard after each other, until Barrios dropped Karl during with a pair of left hooks to the chin during a fierce exchange. As soon as Karl went down, the referee called off the fight at 2 minutes, 23 seconds. At the time of the stoppage, Barrios led 48–47, 49–46, 49–46 on the judges' scorecards.[7]
Barrios vs. Davis
Barrios faced fellow undefeated Gervonta Davis on Showtime PPV on June 26, 2021 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.[8] Davis knocked Barrios down twice in the eighth round, and again in the eleventh round en route to an eleventh-round technical knockout victory, handing Barrios his first professional loss.[9] At the time of the stoppage, Barrios was down 97–91 and 96–92 twice on the judges' scorecards.[10]
Barrios vs. Thurman
After the loss to Davis, Barrios decided to challenge Keith Thurman, who, like him, was coming off of a loss. Barrios lost a clear unanimous decision with scores of 117-111 and two scores of 118-110.[11]
Professional boxing record
28 fights | 26 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 17 | 1 |
By decision | 9 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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28 | Loss | 26–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Feb 5, 2022 | ![]() |
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27 | Loss | 26–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 11 (12), 2:13 | Jun 26, 2021 | ![]() |
Lost WBA (Regular) super lightweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12), 2:23 | Oct 31, 2020 | ![]() |
Retained WBA (Regular) super lightweight title |
25 | Win | 25–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Sep 28, 2019 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA (Regular) super lightweight title |
24 | Win | 24–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10), 1:16 | May 11, 2019 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10), 2:16 | Feb 9, 2019 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 8 (10), 3:00 | Jul 28, 2018 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 0:45 | Mar 10, 2018 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10), 1:41 | Sep 19, 2017 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (10), 0:37 | Jun 11, 2017 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 0:25 | Mar 4, 2017 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 2:36 | Dec 10, 2016 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jul 9, 2016 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Apr 16, 2016 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (8), 0:31 | Dec 12, 2015 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Nov 10, 2015 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8), 2:04 | Sep 26, 2015 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8), 2:10 | Sep 6, 2015 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Jul 18, 2015 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (6), 1:02 | May 9, 2015 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 1:53 | Mar 7, 2015 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Nov 20, 2014 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 0:53 | Oct 8, 2014 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 2:18 | Jul 25, 2014 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | May 10, 2014 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Mar 7, 2014 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Feb 10, 2014 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:39 | Nov 11, 2013 | ![]() |
Personal life
Mario's sister Selina Barrios is also a professional boxer.[12]
References
- "Mario Barrios". PBC Boxing. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- Christ, Scott (2019-05-11). "Mario Barrios knocks out Juan Jose Velasco, calls for world title shot". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- "Mario Barrios Drops Akhmedov Twice, Wins Very Tough Decision". Boxingscene. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- "Mario Barrios claims his biggest victory on the Spence-Porter undercard". The Ring. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- Christ, Scott (2019-09-28). "Mario Barrios wins questionable decision over Batyr Akhmedov". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- "Mario Barrios scores sixth-round knockout of Ryan Karl on Davis-Santa Cruz card". The Ring. 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- Random Hits. "Gervonta Davis vs. Mario Barrios - PPV Card Officially Announced". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- "Gervonta Davis vs. Mario Barrios fight results: Live boxing updates, scorecard, start time, undercard". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- "Gervonta Davis drops Mario Barrios three times, scores 11th-round stoppage in Atlanta". The Ring. 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- "Keith Thurman outclasses Mario Barrios in first bout since July 2019". The Ring. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- "Mario Barrios and The Fighting Mexican Tradition". Premier Boxing Champions. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
External links
- Boxing record for Mario Barrios from BoxRec (registration required)
- Mario Barrios - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live