'El Azteca' fulfills promise, brings San Antonio another championship
San Antonio's Mario Barrios raises his hands as he is named the WBC Interim Welterweight Champion on September 30, 2023 in Las Vegas.– San Antonio’s Mario Barrios is no stranger to pay-per-view fights. Saturday’s championship bout was his third PPV fight in his last four matches.Barrios fought Yordenis Ugas at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for thetitle. Even though the 37-year-old Ugas was fighting for the first time in nearly a year and a half, he looked in control early on.
Ugas responded with a strong third and fourth rounds, landing a barrage of power punches on the 28-year-old graduate from Southwest High School. Before the championship rounds began for the rest of the fight, the ringside doctor took a look at Ugas’ increasingly swollen right eye. It was nearly swollen shut but Ugas was given the green light to continue the fight. He even raised his arms to show the fans before the final round he was still ready to fight Barrios.
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