Who won Barrios vs Karl?
Mario Barrios beat Ryan Karl by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 31st October 2020.
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 Barrios vs Karl beating Barrios vs Karl. Also, on the undercard Regis Prograis beat Juan Heraldez, Diego Magdaleno was overcome by Isaac Cruz and Michel Rivera was victorious over Ladarius Miller.
Barrios vs Karl stats
Back in October 2020, Mario Barrios stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Ryan Karl made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Karl had a slight advantage in power over Barrios, with a 67% knock out percentage over Barrios' 64%.
Mario Barrios was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.
Karl had 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Mario Barrios & Ryan Karl fought out of an orthodox stance.
Barrios was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 months earlier than Karl, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 86 more professional rounds, 174 to Karl's 88.
Ryan Karl was ranked number 9 by the WBA in the 140lb division.
Barrios vs Karl form
Barrios 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 won against Batyr Akhmedov on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Juan Jose Velasco on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at EagleBank Arena, Virginia.
Going into that contest, he had beat Richard Zamora on 9th February 2019 by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.
Before that, he had defeated Jose Roman on 28th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Staples Center, LA.
He had won against Eudy Bernardo on 10th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Freeman Coliseum, Texas.
Activity check
Barrios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.
What time did Barrios vs Karl start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC , which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Barrios vs Karl?
Barrios vs Karl was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Showtime PPV.
What were the odds on Barrios vs Karl?
Mario Barrios was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Ryan Karl made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
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