Barrios vs Nelson

Who won Barrios vs Nelson?

Mario Barrios beat Naim Nelson by technical knockout in the 7th round on Tuesday, September 19th, 2017, at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Pennsylvania.

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

Barrios vs Nelson stats

Back in September 2017, Mario Barrios stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Naim Nelson made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 1 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barrios had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boasting a 58% knockout percentage compared to Nelson's 8%.

Mario Barrios was the younger man by 5 years, at 22 years old.

Barrios had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nelson.

Both Mario Barrios and Naim Nelson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrios was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 5 months later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 100 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Nelson's 98.

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