Mario Barrios will defend his WBC welterweight towards #8 Abel Ramos in a 12 spherical battle on November fifteenth on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) can be making his first protection of his World Boxing Council belt on the undercard of YouTuber Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson on Netflix.
Ramos (28-6-2, 22 KOs) has misplaced two out of his final three fights and isn’t the perfect challenger to compete for a world title towards Barrios. Nevertheless, this battle will assist Barrios by giving him a greater probability of holding onto his WBC title and looking out good in a showcase-type battle.
That is nonetheless not a certain factor win for Barrios, who’s a susceptible fighter who isn’t a real top-rung expertise. Though Barrios is a two-division world champion, he’s considered as an electronic mail champ at 147.
Barrios captured his WBA 140-lb title, beating Batyr Akhmedov by a 12 spherical unanimous resolution in 2019, however then misplaced the belt, shedding to Gervonta Davis by an eleventh spherical knockout in 2021. Ring-rusty Keith Thurman dominated Barrios in 2022, coming off a close to three-year layoff to win a twelve-round unanimous resolution.
Ramos, 33, has latest losses to Cody Crowley, Luke Santamaria, and Yordenis Ugas. In Could 2021, Ramos scored a sixth-round stoppage win over former WBC light-weight champion Omar Figueroa Jr. in a small upset. Ramos is coming off a fifth-round knockout win over Juan Ramon Guzman final April.
The 29-year-old Texas native Barrios was just lately elevated by the WBC from interim champion to full champ after Terence Crawford moved as much as 154. Crawford has been given the ‘Champion in recess’ tag by the WBC, which permits him to return to the 147-lb division to problem Barrios for his belt at any time. He’s not anticipated to try this as a result of there’s no cash in that battle.
There had been rumors that Barrios would defend his WBC welterweight title towards Manny Pacquiao, however nothing has come of that. Barrios would have been closely criticized if he defended his WBC title towards the 45-year-old Pacquiao, who hasn’t fought in three years since 2021 and isn’t ranked within the prime 15 by the sanctioning physique.
If Barrios efficiently defends his WBC belt towards Ramos, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn may supply him an excellent cash to face IBF champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in a unification. Barrios has one of many belts that Boots needs to seize in order that he can turn into the undisputed champion at 147.
