SAN ANTONIO, TX (Desember 12, 2015) – Stigende stjerne og super-fjærvekt sensasjon, Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 KOs), forble ubeseiret med en spektakulær sjette runde knockout i løpet Manuel Vides (18-5, 11 KOs). Den bout, som ble kringkastet som en del av PBC på NBCSN fant sted på AT&T Center i hjembyen San Antonio, Texas.

Fra åpningsrunden, Barrios etablert sin tilstedeværelse i ringen som han landet en rekke makt skudd, mostly to the body and head. A powerful right uppercut followed by a monstrous left hook sent Vides crashing to the canvas head first, avslutter bout på 2:29 mark av runde seks.

“Jeg følte meg sterk går inn i ringen i kveld,” Said 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.”

Med seier, Nabolag, som har vært på rask vei, 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.”

“Jeg ønsker å takke PBC og NBC for denne muligheten.” Barrios fortsatte. “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.”