Barrios vs Thurman

When is Barrios vs Thurman?

Mario Barrios could face Keith Thurman in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Barrios would be making his 2nd defense of the WBC World Welterweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in June 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 304 days (10 months).

Barrios vs Thurman stats

Mario Barrios would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Keith Thurman would make his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Thurman would have an advantage in power over Barrios, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Barrios' 62%.

Mario Barrios is the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Barrios has a height advantage of 3 inches over Thurman. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Mario Barrios and Keith Thurman fight out of an orthodox stance.

Barrios' experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Thurman's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years later than Thurman, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 23 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Thurman's 175.

Mario Barrios goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at welterweight.

Barrios vs Thurman form

Barrios has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he drew Abel Ramos on November 15, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Fabian Andres Maidana on May 4, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yordenis Ugas on September 30, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jovanie Santiago on February 11, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

He had been beaten by Keith Thurman on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight eliminator fight at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas.

Thurman has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Brock Jarvis on March 12, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Mario Barrios on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight eliminator fight at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on July 20, 2019, by split decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Josesito Lopez on January 26, 2019, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Danny Garcia on March 4, 2017, by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Mario Barrios has been fighting more than Keith Thurman.

Mario Barrios last fought 10 months and 20 days ago, while Keith Thurman's last outing was 6 months and 23 days ago.

Barrios' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 8 months, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Thurman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

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