To Mario Barrios, preventing in entrance of his residence crowd stays a particular feeling, one which he adores.
San Antonio’s Barrios, 29, is billed to defend his WBC welterweight title towards 33-year-old Abel Ramos of Phoenix, Arizona on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on November 15. The bout is a part of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul undercard.
Barrios, 29-2 (18 KOs), is optimistic about his probabilities forward of the bout.
“I’m a proud San Antonio native, and each time I struggle right here, I really feel that further assist and vitality from the group,” Barrios mentioned throughout a media exercise in Las Vegas on Wednesday. “Texas has a number of the greatest boxing followers on the earth, and it’s an honor to be defending my title in entrance of them.”
Barrios got here again from two successive defeats to Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Keith Thurman to document three victories which earned him the WBC interim welterweight trinket within the course of. Barrios was later elevated to full WBC champion standing following Terence Crawford’s determination to problem Israil Madrimov at 154.
The San Antonio native’s first title protection comes up towards Ramos, 28-6-2 (22 KOs), who has two wins in his final 5 ring outings. In keeping with Barrios, he’s able to take care of any risk that Ramos brings to the struggle.
“Defending my world title is a large honor, and I do know Abel Ramos is a troublesome opponent who all the time involves struggle. He’s skilled and harmful, so I’m anticipating a hard-fought battle. However I’m prepared to indicate why I’m the champion and why this belt is staying with me.
“Coaching camp has been intense however nice. We’ve been placing in numerous exhausting work in Las Vegas, specializing in each element to verify I’m prepared for something Ramos brings. I really feel robust, sharp, and extra motivated than ever to placed on a fantastic efficiency.”
Ramos misplaced to Yordenis Ugas in September 2020, however managed to retire Omar Figueroa Jnr in six rounds eight months later. In his subsequent two fights, he would go on to lose to Luke Santamaria and Cody Crowley. Final April, Ramos earned a fifth-round stoppage of Juan Ramon Guzman. The win over Guzman was sufficient to land Ramos a shot at Barrios’ title however the champ says he’s not able to lose his belt.
“Followers can count on me to go away all of it within the ring,” mentioned Barrios. “I’ve been coaching to make an announcement, and I’m going to present the whole lot I’ve to maintain this belt. Whether or not you’re watching dwell in AT&T Stadium or streaming on Netflix, you’re going to see an thrilling struggle and a champion decided to return out on high.”
