Barrios vs Akhmedov

Who won Barrios vs Akhmedov?

Mario Barrios beat Batyr Akhmedov by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 28th, 2019, at Staples Center, LA.

The scorecards were announced as 115-111, 116-111, 114-112 in favor of winner Mario Barrios.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr beating Shawn Porter for the IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Anthony Dirrell lost to David Benavidez for the WBC World Super Middleweight belt, Josesito Lopez defeated John Molina Jr, and Robert Guerrero was victorious over Gerald Thomas.

Barrios vs Akhmedov stats

Back in September 2019, Mario Barrios stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Batyr Akhmedov made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 7 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Akhmedov had an advantage in power over Barrios, with a 86% knockout percentage compared to Barrios' 67%.

Mario Barrios was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Barrios had a height advantage of 2 inches over Akhmedov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Mario Barrios fought out of the orthodox stance, while Batyr Akhmedov was a southpaw.

Barrios was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Akhmedov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 100 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Akhmedov's 86.

Mario Barrios went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA at super lightweight.

Batyr Akhmedov was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Barrios vs Akhmedov form

Mario Barrios had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Juan Jose Velasco on May 11, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at EagleBank Arena, Virginia, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Richard Zamora on February 9, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Roman on July 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had defeated Eudy Bernardo on March 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Freeman Coliseum, Texas.

He had won against Naim Nelson on September 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Pennsylvania.

Akhmedov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Francisco Gabriel Pina on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Gimnasio Oscar 'Tigre' García, Baja California, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Viktor Plotnykov on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Ice Palace, Vladimir, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ismael Barroso on August 18, 2018, by knockout in the 9th round at Westin Bonaventure Hotel, California, United States.

Before that, he had won against Oscar Barajas on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Kings Theatre, New York.

He had beaten Ricky Sismundo on March 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy, Zhukovka, Russia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Batyr Akhmedov had been fighting more than Mario Barrios.

Going into this contest, Mario Barrios had last fought 4 months and 17 days ago, while Batyr Akhmedov's last outing had been 4 months and 3 days ago.

Barrios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Akhmedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Barrios vs Akhmedov start?

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

Who broadcast Barrios vs Akhmedov?

Barrios vs Akhmedov was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Barrios vs Akhmedov?

Mario Barrios was a 31/50 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Batyr Akhmedov made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.