Mario Barrios: record, next fight and profile →
LOS ANGELES – Mario Barrios made the statement he sought Saturday night. The emerging junior welterweight contender displayed speed and power, knocked down Jose Roman twice and scored a technical knockout victory at Staples Center. Referee Gerard White ended their scheduled 10-round bout after the eighth round because Roman’s corner men told him their fighter couldn’t continue.
Lightweight world champions Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter Jr. went face-to-face as they made weight one day before they enter the ring for a 135-pound title unification Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
LOS ANGELES – Robert Easter Jr. towered over Mikey Garcia as they faced off after they weighed in Friday afternoon. The unbeaten IBF lightweight champion will have a huge challenge in front of him, though, in their 12-round lightweight title unification fight Saturday night. The 5-feet-6 Garcia is listed as a 10-1 favorite over the 5-11 Easter.
Barrios, Roman Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Lightweight world champions Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter Jr. went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference two days before they enter the ring for a 135-pound title unification Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Mario Barrios Photos Gallery - Unbeaten super lightweight contender Mario Barrios will look to deliver a sixth-consecutive knockout when he faces Jose Roman on Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. (Photos from Brett Ostrowksi).
Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz returns to action to face former world title challenger Razvan Cojanu in a 10-round bout on Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Mario Barrios made his hometown fans plenty proud Saturday night. The unbeaten super lightweight prospect continued his journey toward becoming a contender by making quick work of Eudy Bernardo on the Sergey Lipinets-Mikey Garcia undercard at Freeman Coliseum in Barrios’ native San Antonio. The 22-year-old Barrios scored a one-punch, second-round knockout of the Dominican Republic’s Bernardo to send his hometown fans into a frenzy.
Unbeaten three-division world champion Mikey Garcia and IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Sergey Lipinets made weight ahead of their bout on Saturday, March 10 live on SHOWTIME from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio.
Unbeaten 140-pound contender Mario Barrios makes his ring return in his hometown of San Antonio when he faces Eudy Bernardo in SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME action Saturday, March 10 from Freeman Coliseum. The SHO EXTREME telecast begins live at 8 p.m. ET/PT and features undefeated Alejandro Luna facing former world title challenger Richard Commey in a 12-round IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator.
Undefeated 140-pound contender, Mario "Nino de Oro" Barrios (20-0, 12 KOs) takes his strength and conditioning to an elite level with Victor Conte's SNAC System. Barrios will face Eudy Bernardo in a 10-round bout on SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME Saturday, March 10 from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. Photos by Brett Ostrowski - MJS Entertainment