San Antonio, TX (Lub Xya hli ntuj 2, 2015) – 20-xyoo unbeaten super-featherweight nov ntawm nqaij tawv, Mario Barrios (9-0, 5 Kos), rov los rau lub nplhaib tawm tsam ib tug nrog sib ntaus TBA Lub Xya hli ntuj 18, 2015. The 8-round bout will take place in Barrios’ tsev xeev nyob rau hauv lub Don Haskins Convention Center nyob rau hauv El Paso, Texas on theJulio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marcos Reyes card.
Thaum 6'1, Barrios uas yog tswj los ntawm Al Hayman, yog sai ua ib tug quab yuam yuav tsum reckoned nrog nyob rau hauv lub super-featherweight division. Tom qab campaigning ntawm featherweight ua ntej lawm nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm, lub San Antonio lub hnub qub yog tau txais zoo dua nrog txhua kev sib ntaus. Tus mus nyob rau hauv hnyav yog tsis ruaj khov, tab sis ib yam dab tsi nws pab neeg pom tau tias yog tsim nyog rau qhov kev sib ntaus.
“Kuv xav tias tiag tiag muaj zog ntawm 130 phaus thiab yog qhov chaw uas kuv mam li yuav tau sib ntaus sib tua ntawm rau kuv tom ntej no kev sib ntaus,” Hais Mario Barrios. “Tiam sis yog tias ib tug loj sib ntaus tuaj ntawm featherweight, I’m still ok to make that weight. With each day that goes by, I feel I’m becoming a better fighter. Every day in the gym is another day that I increase my knowledge of this sport.
Fighting in his home state of Texas is something Barrios relishes. This will be the fourth time Mario will be fighting in the Lone Star State. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus, Barrios yeej Jose Del Valle los ntawm txoj kev ntawm ib tug 6 puag ncig knockout, ib tug sib ntaus uas coj qhov chaw nyob rau lub xeev ua liaj ua teb nyob rau hauv Arena Hidalgo, Texas.
“Kuv hlub sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Texas nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv tsev neeg thiab cov hometown cov kiv cua,” Barrios txuas ntxiv. “Everyone in Texas loves to see good fights and that’s my goal every time I step into the ring. I want to bring excitement to the fans and my fighting style fits that role. I don’t know who I’ll be fighting onLub Xya hli ntuj muaj 18tab sis ib tug tshaj plaws uas kuv tsis paub hais tias yog, Kuv mam li yuav tau cia kuv ob txhais tes mus!
