
Mario Barrios confident of successful title defense
To Mario Barrios, fighting in front of his home crowd remains a special feeling, one that he adores.
Mario Barrios: record, next fight and profile →

To Mario Barrios, fighting in front of his home crowd remains a special feeling, one that he adores.

Welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios will defend his belt against Abel Ramos on November 15 on the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson undercard at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The potential fight between legendary Manny Pacquiao and Mario Barrios could be on the rocks, according to Barrios’ trainer Bob Santos.

“There’s something genuinely tragic about a gifted, poverty-stricken kid who can make $50m, only to end up fighting as a sad, slow-moving grandfather because he can’t pay his tax bill.” Those words appeared 26 years ago in Boxing News, and we revisit them this week for two reasons: First, because this Wednesday, August 28, marked the anniversary of the fight about which they were written; and second, because this unmerciful sport of ours is threatening to make those words echo in heartbreaking fashion again soon.

Brian Norman Jr. secured the interim title with a knockout victory over Giovani Santillan in Santillan’s hometown of San Diego. When Terence Crawford then vacated the full title, he was established as a champion in one of the most glamorous divisions in the world.

In light of Terence Crawford’s departure, the welterweight division is left to reshuffle and reassemble and in time find a new No. 1 – a process that begins now

There had been rumors that Manny Pacquiao could be returning to professional boxing to face welterweight contender Mario Barrios. That fight is less likely given how Pacquiao looked in a recent exhibition bout — but fortunately there are still options available for Barrios.

Manny Pacquiao’s world title shot against Mario Barrios has possibly gone up in smoke after his exhibition bout with Rukiya Anpo.

Living legend Manny Pacquiao still has some fight left in him. The eight-division champion retired in 2021, but over the last year “Pacman” has been adamant that a return is near.

What should be the 25-year-old Devin Haney’s next move? In search of that answer, BoxingScene spoke to three of the world’s best trainers, the highly respected Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, trainer of Caleb Plant and Julian Williams, among others; Bob Santos, 2022 Sports Illustrated and Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year; and 2002 BWAA Trainer of the Year James “Buddy” McGirt.