Barrios vs Karl

Who won Barrios vs Karl?

Mario Barrios beat Ryan Karl by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, October 31st, 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 ‘Pitbull’ 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 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryan Karl made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Karl had a slight advantage in power over Barrios, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Barrios' 64%.

Mario Barrios was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Karl had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Mario Barrios and 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 98 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared 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 September 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Juan Jose Velasco on May 11, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at EagleBank Arena, Virginia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Richard Zamora on February 9, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

Before that, he had defeated Jose Roman on July 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Staples Center, LA.

He had won against Eudy Bernardo on March 10, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Ryan Karl made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.