The WBC has elevated Mario Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) to their full welterweight title. This was a move that the World Boxing Council had expected to make after they gave Terence Crawford the ‘Champion in recess’ tag when he moved up to 154.
Mario Barrios bumbled his way to a unanimous decision victory over Fabian Maidana after 12 exhausting rounds. Barrios got his best moment in the third when he managed a lucky straight right hand that floored Maidana like a ton of bricks.
Fans are questioning the hefty $89.99 price tag for this Saturday’s Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia PPV card, given that the undercard lacks any interesting fights to justify the high cost of ordering the event on Amazon Prime Video and DAZN PPV.
Well, PBC announced the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia card today, and fans are trashing it, labeling it as a raging dumpster fire for May 4th, saying they’re not going to purchase it on PPV.
Fight fans know two things about unbeaten welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis: he is a superb fighter, and he was recently crowned IBF champion by default, this as Terence Crawford was stripped of the IBF belt he won by defeating Errol Spence in their big unification showdown of just four months ago.
San Antonio’s very own Mario Barrios (28-2, 18 KOs) was in sizzling form, as he danced, ducked, and delivered not one but two knockdowns.
Hall of Fame boxing broadcaster, who has announced over 150 major pay-per-view telecasts in his career, says the undercard for the upcoming Canelo Alvarez-Jermell Charlo 168 pound title match is “perhaps the best of any I’ve done.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo Showtime PPV undercard was announced today for their September 30th event. There are several excellent A-side fighters in showcase fights on the pay-per-view portion undercard at the T-Mobile Arena
The gem of the undercard is a match between unbeaten junior middleweight contender Jesus Ramos (20-0, 16 KOs) fighting Erickson ‘The Hammer’ Lubin in a twelve round co-feature bout.
O’Shaquie Foster (20-2, 11 KOs) was on another level tonight, putting on a masterclass performance with a near-shutout 12-round unanimous decision over talented former two-division world champion Rey Vargas (36-1, 22 KOs) to claim the vacant WBC super featherweight title on Saturday night in front of a large crowd at the beautiful Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Former world title challenger Mario Barrios (27-2, 17 KOs) rebounded from a two-fight losing streak with a dominating eighth-round stoppage over Jovanie Santiago (14-3-1, 10 KOs) of Puerto Rico in front of his raucous hometown crowd.