Who won Barrios vs Davis?
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beat Mario Barrios by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday 26th June 2021 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
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.
Also, on the undercard Erickson Lubin was victorious over Jeison Rosario, Batyr Akhmedov beat Argenis Mendez and Carlos Adames defeated Alexis Salazar.
Barrios vs Davis stats
Mario Barrios stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 23 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Davis had a massive power advantage over Barrios, boosting at 96% knock out percentage over Barrios' 65%.
Mario Barrios was the same age as Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, at 28 years old.
Barrios had a height advantage of 4 inches over Davis. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Mario Barrios fought out of the orthodox stance, while Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a southpaw.
Barrios was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 months later than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 162 to Davis' 130.
Barrios vs Davis form
Barrios had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on 26th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Ryan Karl on 31st October 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Batyr Akhmedov on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.
Before that, he had beat Juan Jose Velasco on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at EagleBank Arena, Virginia.
He had defeated Richard Zamora on 9th February 2019 by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.
Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Isaac Cruz on 5th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Mario Barrios on 26th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Leo Santa Cruz on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight and WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Before that, he had beat Yuriorkis Gamboa on 28th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.
He had won against Ricardo Nunez on 27th July 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Royal Farms Arena, Maryland.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had been fighting more than Mario Barrios.
Going to this contest, Mario Barrios had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 14 days ago, while Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 4 days ago.
Barrios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.
What time did Barrios vs Davis start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Barrios vs Davis?
Barrios vs Davis was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US.
What were the odds on Barrios vs Davis?
Mario Barrios was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.
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