Barrios vs Thurman

When is Barrios vs Thurman?

Mario Barrios could face Keith Thurman in Autumn/Fall 2024 in 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 vs Thurman stats

Mario Barrios would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Keith Thurman would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Thurman would have a slight advantage in power over Barrios, with a 73% knock out percentage over Barrios' 64%.

Mario Barrios is the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

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

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

Barrios is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 year later than Thurman, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 2 more professional rounds, 174 to Thurman's 172.

Mario Barrios goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the RING at welterweight.

Barrios vs Thurman form

Barrios has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Yordenis Ugas on 30th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jovanie Santiago on 11th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Keith Thurman on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight eliminator fight at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

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.

Keith Thurman has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Mario Barrios on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight eliminator fight at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on 20th July 2019 by split decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josesito Lopez on 26th January 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beat Danny Garcia on 4th March 2017 by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated Shawn Porter on 25th June 2016 by unanimous decision in their 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 1 year and 10 days ago, while Keith Thurman's last outing was 2 years, 8 months and 5 days ago.

Barrios' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Thurman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 12 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Barrios vs Thurman?

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