Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas – In a bout for the WBA “regular” junior welterweight title, Mario Barrios (26-0, 17 KOs) picked up sensational knockout win over Ryan Karl (18-3, 12 KOs) in the sixth round.
In the first round, Karl was jabbing, as was Barrios. The two were trading punches when necessary. Barrios was landing solid shots near the end. In the second, Karl took the fight to Barrios and they were brawling away. Both were connecting with good punches.
The action pace continued in the third, with the boxers trading their share of shots. Barrios was timing Karl and landing solid body punches in the fourth. He seemed to hurt Karl to the body. More of the same in the fifth, with Barrios doing most of the damage with accurate punching, especially to the body.
In the sixth, there was a clash of heads that opened up a bad cut on Karl. Barrios went after him with a barrage of punches to score a sensational knockout as Karl hit the deck hard, prompting the referee to wave off the fight. Earlier, Barrios had scored a rapid flash knockdown.
