Barrios vs Velasco

Who won Barrios vs Velasco?

Mario Barrios beat Juan Jose Velasco by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 11th, 2019, at Washington, District of Columbia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jarrett Hurd losing to Julian Williams for the IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Paulus Ambunda was overcome by Stephen Fulton, Matt Korobov was victorious over Immanuwel Aleem, and Alexandru Marin beat Luis Concepcion.

Barrios vs Velasco stats

Back in May 2019, Mario Barrios stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Jose Velasco made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barrios had a slight advantage in power over Velasco, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Velasco's 60%.

Mario Barrios was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

Both Mario Barrios and Juan Jose Velasco fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrios was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 months earlier than Velasco, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 88 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Velasco's 110.

Activity check

Barrios' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Barrios vs Velasco start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Washington, District of Columbia, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Barrios vs Velasco?

The fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV 4.

What were the odds on Barrios vs Velasco?

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