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On September 28, 2019, Barrios was victorious against undefeated Batyr Akhmedov by unanimous decision, with scores of 114–112, 115–111, 116–111, to win the vacant WBA (Regular) super lightweight title in a tough contest on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter, in which Barrios dropped Akhmedov twice in the fourth and twelfth rounds but took considerable punishment resulting ...
Gervonta Davis vs. Mario Barrios: 5 questions (and answers) going into the pay-per-view showdown on Saturday.
Gervonta Bryant Davis [2] (/ dʒ ər ˈ v ɒ n t eɪ / jər-VON-tay; born November 7, 1994), also known by his nickname "Tank", is an American professional boxer.He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title since 2023, having previously held the Regular version from 2019 to 2023.
It was Barrios’ second straight win since being mired in a two-fight losing streak to Gervonta Davis and Keith Thurman. “It was unbelievable,” said Barrios (28-2, 18 KOs).
Similar to Thurman, Barrios was also coming off the first defeat of his professional career, when he had been stopped by Gervonta Davis in June 2021. [83] Thurman imposed himself on Barrios and proved to be a class above his opponent, winning a unanimous decision with judges' scorecards of 117–111 and 118–110 twice in a dominant display on ...
On March 16, 2023, the WBC ordered Ugas to face the former WBA (Regular) super lightweight champion Mario Barrios for the interim welterweight championship. [21] The title bout took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 30, 2023. [22] Barrios won the fight by unanimous decision. [23]
Davis was offered a fight against Jason Brilz, [23] but then he replaced the injured Tito Ortiz on 6 weeks' notice against Antônio Rogério Nogueira in his first UFC main event on March 26, 2011, at UFC Fight Night 24. [24] Davis defeated Nogueira by unanimous decision. [25] When UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones pulled out of a long ...
WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis (R) punches Frank Martin during a title fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 15, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images) “I had ...