“(Velasco) gave Prograis one of his toughest fights.” “This is going to be a good measuring stick for Mario,” said Barrios’ manager, Luis de Cubas Jr. In July, Prograis handed Velasco his only loss, an eighth-round TKO in New Orleans. Prograis is coming off a sixth-round TKO of Kiryl Relikh (23-3, 19 KOs) of Belarus on April 27 in Lafayette, La.īarrios in ranked No. The WBA 140-pound champion is Regis Prograis (24-0, 20 KOs) of Houston. We’re real high on him.”Ī victory over Velasco would move Barrios a step closer to fighting for a world title. “He’s been one of our busiest young guys. We just got to get him in a big show in San Antonio. And you got to love the way he’s made his way through all these divisions. ![]() “It won’t be long before he’s headlining his own show,” PBC spokesman Tim Smith said. Perhaps more significantly, it marks the return of boxing to free, mainstream TV. ![]() Josesito Lopez at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., averaged 1.98 million viewers and peaked at 2.8 million.Īs part of the deal, Fox will air 10 marquee fight cards annually plus another 12 on FS1 and Fox Deportes. 26 when a card headlined by Keith Thurman vs. The high-water mark in terms of viewership for PBC on Fox came Jan. The 10-round Barrios-Velasco fight will be part of a card headlined by unified and undefeated IBF and WBA super welterweight champion Jarrett Hurd (23-0, 16 KOs) defending his titles against Julian Williams (26-1-1, 16 KOs). “I’m excited to give the fans back home in San Antonio the opportunity to see me fight on the national stage.” “Nothing compares to the exposure you get on Fox,” said Barrios (23-0, 15 KOs), who has been training in the Bay Area for the past six weeks. Barrios has fought on Fox Sports 1 but never on Fox. Fox, which signed a four-year deal with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions series in September that would pay out more than $60 million annually, has been averaging nearly 1.6 million viewers in its five events so far with an available audience of 120 million.
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