Mario Barrios defeated former world champion Yordenis Ugas on Saturday, September 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pair battled it out on the Showtime PPV card, headlined by Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight title defense against Jermell Charlo.
The scheduled for 12 rounds contest went the full distance. Barrios came out on top, twice sending Ugas to the canvas in the second and 12th rounds. The latter had his right eye swollen, as well got a point deducted in the final round for spitting out his mouth guard. The scores were 117-108, 118-107 and 118-107.
With the victory by unanimous decision, Mario Barrios improved to 28-2, 18 KOs and collected the interim WBC welterweight belt. Earlier in his career, the 28-year-old native of San Antonio, Texas held the WBA super lightweight title.
“I’m sore but I’m full of excitement and joy right now,” said Barrios. “Everything from camp paid off tonight. I’m happy with my performance. I’ve always thought very highly of Ugas and I have even more respect for him now. He put up a hell of a fight and I’m thankful to him for the opportunity.”
“The first knockdown definitely set the tone because early on he caught me with a nice liver shot that slowed me down a little bit. Once I settled down and found that quick little jab, that’s when I was able to start picking up the pace.”
“I want to take it further and contend for the main WBC title. I know that there are steps to get there. I’m going to sit down with my team and we’re going to see what’s next.”
Miami-based former WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas dropped to 27-6, 12 KOs. The 37-year-old of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba suffered his second defeat in a row.
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