SAN ANTONIO, TX (十二月 17, 2019) – WBA 超輕量級冠軍, 馬里奧 “阿茲台克” 鄰里 (25-0, 16 科斯), continues to receive accolades from his hometown of San Antonio, 得克薩斯州. 九月 28, 2019, Barrios defeated 巴特爾艾哈邁多夫, winning the vacant WBA World Title, becoming the first world champion from 聖安東尼奧 在最後 25 歲月.
今天, Barrios was honored with a special recognition at the Commissioners Court. Commissioner Justin Rodriguez from Bexar County, Precinct 2, who sponsored the ceremony, was joined by his colleagues on Commissioners Court in San Antonio and presented Barrios with a proclamation.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by the Commissioners Court here in my hometown of San Antonio,” 巴里奧斯說. “It’s been a nice ride since winning my world title. I’ve been meeting some very influential people, and these are individuals that are making a difference in San Antonio. Today was incredible and I want to thank everyone for all their support.”
Barrios has been active in his community since becoming a world champion. 在十月, Barrios joined 擦鞋宮 and gave way shoes to thirty families at the Boys and Girls Club.
“I think being a positive role model is important, so I’m going to join forces with everyone, to help make San Antonio a better place for our youth,” 巴里奧斯繼續. “Building a strong community is what’s important at the end of the day, and I’ll be here to help out. 在即, I’ll be having a big fight in San Antonio, and I’m going to make sure tickets are priced reasonable so everyone can come out and enjoy the fights. It would be nice to see the support from the fans, that’s what gets me excited. I cant wait to fight in San Antonio.”