Barboza vs Paro

When is Barboza vs Paro?

Arnold Barboza Jr could potentially square off against Liam Paro in Autumn/Fall 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

The contest would be a final eliminator for the WBO super lightweight championship of the world.

Barboza vs Paro stats

Arnold Barboza Jr would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Liam Paro would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Paro would have a large advantage in power over Barboza Jr, boosting at 63% knock out percentage over Barboza Jr's 37%.

Arnold Barboza Jr is the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Barboza Jr has 1-inch reach advantage.

Arnold Barboza Jr fights out of the orthodox stance, while Liam Paro is a southpaw.

Barboza Jr is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Paro, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 65 more professional rounds, 188 to Paro's 123.

Arnold Barboza Jr goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 8 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Liam Paro is currently ranked number 9 by the WBO and 6 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Barboza vs Paro form

Barboza Jr remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Sean McComb on 20th April 2024 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Xolisani Ndongeni on 6th January 2024 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jose Pedraza on 3rd February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had won against Danielito Zorrilla on 15th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

He had beat Antonio Moran on 14th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

Paro remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Montana Love on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 6th round at CHASE CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Brock Jarvis on 15th October 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yomar Alamo on 18th December 2021 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Terry Tzouramanis on 5th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Eatons Hill Hotel, Queensland, Australia.

He had beat James Chereji on 7th March 2020 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Queensland.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Arnold Barboza Jr has been fighting more than Liam Paro.

Arnold Barboza Jr last fought 4 months and 28 days ago, while Liam Paro's last outing was 9 months and 8 days ago.

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Paro's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

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