Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-02-05, boxing fight not so exciting: Keith Thurman vs Mario Barrios gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022).
Barrios vs Thurman, WBC welterweight title eliminator, is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Keith Thurman record
The former Wbc and Wba Ww champion Keith Thurman entered this fight with a pro record of 29-1-0 (22 KOs=76%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2019.
In his last three bouts he has beat Danny Garcia (via split decision, Keith Thurman vs Danny Garcia) and Josesito Lopez (Keith Thurman vs Josesito Lopez) but then he has suffered his first loss, against Manny Pacquiao (match ranked in the top 10 Users’ boxing Fights of the Year 2019, Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman).
If you want to watch one of the best Thurman’s fights, here is a 4-stars bout also ranked in the top 10 Users’ boxing Fights of the Year 2016: Keith Thurman vs Shawn Porter.
Mario Barrios record
His opponent, the former Wba light-Ww champ Mario Barrios, has an official boxing record of 26-1-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the super-lightweight division.
He also suffered his first loss in his last match, against Gervonta Davis (Gervonta Davis vs Mario Barrios); in his previous two bouts he had beat Batyr Akhmedov in 2019 (Batyr Akhmedov vs Mario Barrios) and Ryan Karl in 2020 (Mario Barrios vs Ryan Karl).
Barrios’ next fight: Mario Barrios vs Jovanie Santiago
Thurman vs Barrios info
Date: 2022-02-05
Where: Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg)
Thurman vs Barrios countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of countdown Keith Thurman vs Mario Barrios, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Thurman vs Barrios pre-fight press conference
Watch the video of Keith Thurman vs Mario Barrios pre-fight press conference from the official Premier Boxing Champions Youtube channel!
Thurman vs Barrios weigh-in
Watch the video of Keith Thurman vs Mario Barrios weigh-in!
Thurman vs Barrios full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the fight Keith Thurman vs Mario Barrios as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Official highlights
Thurman vs Barrios result
Keith Thurman defeated Mario Barrios via unanimous decision. Scores were 118-110, 118-110, 117-111.
Thurman vs Barrios post-fight press conference
Here is the video of Keith Thurman vs Mario Barrios post-fight press conference!
Thurman is still sharp, accurate and smart, and still has legs. But it looks like his power is gone and, worryingly, he’s maybe more vulnerable to the body than he was six years ago when faded guys like Guerrero and Collazo were hurting him. He was meant to handle the recent Tank Davis victim Barrios in this easy comeback, but the wide scores didn’t tell the whole story. What they leave out: Thurman spitting out his gum shield from a body shot and looking weary and ragged at the end of twelve. It’ll be a long road back, if he lasts.
All true! Also, Thurman took a lot of counter punches during the second half of the fight. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt since it was in first fight in 2 and a half years. I want to point out that the compubox didn’t seem accurate to me. I had Thurman winning 117-111. Hats off to Barrios who gave a very good account of himself at 147, in his first fight at this weight.