SAN ANTONIO, TX (Décembre 12, 2015) – L'étoile montante et la sensation super-plume, Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 KOs), demeuré invaincu avec un sixième KO spectaculaire ronde au-dessus Manuel Vides (18-5, 11 KOs). Le combat, qui a été télévisé dans le cadre du PBC sur NBC Sports Network a eu lieu au AT&T Center dans sa ville natale de San Antonio, Texas.

De la manche d'ouverture, Barrios a établi sa présence dans le ring comme il a débarqué de nombreux coups en puissance, mostly to the body and head. A powerful right uppercut followed by a monstrous left hook sent Vides crashing to the canvas head first, se terminant le combat à la 2:29 marque de six rondes.

“Je me sentais fort d'entrer dans le ring ce soir,” A déclaré Mario Barrios. “We had a great training camp and I got a lot of good sparring to get me prepared for this fight. I got into a good rhythm early and kept my foot on the pedal. I had him hurt early but he was a very tough opponent and pushed me to the later rounds. By coach Bob Santos told me to start throwing more uppercuts and that’s when I landed that big shot in the sixth round. I followed the right uppercut with a left hook and got him out of there.”

Avec la victoire, Quartiers, qui a été sur la bonne voie rapide, recorded his seventh victory of 2015. He’s very pleased to be staying active as he ascends to the top of the super-featherweight division.”

“Je tiens à remercier PBC et NBC pour cette occasion.” Barrios a continué. “To be part of the PBC series is a dream come true. My goal is to continue winning and become a PBC superstar. I also want to thank my team for all their hard work. I’m very happy with my performance and I couldn’t have done it without them. I’m looking forward to another busy year in 2016.”