Netflix and Most Invaluable Promotions (MVP) immediately introduced the addition of an electrifying WBC Welterweight Championship bout, with reigning champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) set to defend his title in opposition to Abel Ramos (28-6-2, 22 KOs). The 12-round WBC Welterweight Championship bout will happen on the undercard of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano tremendous occasion on Friday, November 15, 2024. Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson will stream reside globally, solely on Netflix from the 80,000-seat capability AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, residence of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Paul vs. Tyson and Taylor vs. Serrano 2 is anticipated to be the most important boxing occasion in trendy historical past, and followers should purchase tickets now at seatgeek.com.
Mario “El Azteca” Barrios is a rising star on this planet of boxing, recognized for his fierce combating type and deep connection to his Mexican heritage. Rising up in San Antonio, Texas, Mario was launched to the game at age six by his mom, Isabel Soto, who took him and his sister Selina to an area fitness center. Impressed by his cultural roots, Barrios embraced the moniker “El Azteca,” a tribute to the wealthy historical past and warrior spirit of the Aztec civilization, reflecting each his delight in his Mexican heritage and his relentless pursuit of greatness contained in the ring.
He captured his first world title in 2019, defeating Batyr Akhmedov in an exhilarating combat. Barrios later moved as much as welterweight, the place he confronted high contenders, together with a memorable bout in opposition to Gervonta “Tank” Davis in 2021. Barrios, the WBC Welterweight champion and former WBA World Tremendous Light-weight Champion, was additionally lately rumored to be a possible opponent for Manny Pacquiao. He now returns to the ring after securing a dominant victory over Fabian Andres Maidana in his final outing because the co-main occasion of Canelo vs. Munguia.
“I am thrilled to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime occasion,” mentioned Mario Barrios. “The combat on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson card is big, with thousands and thousands watching reside on Netflix. Abel Ramos is a troublesome Mexican fighter, identical to me, so I do know it’ll be a hell of a combat in entrance of my Texas individuals on the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium. I’m additionally excited to showcase my Indigenous roots on this world platform. Don’t miss this combat—it’s going to be struggle, Puro San Antonio!”
Abel Ramos, a relentless welterweight contender from Casa Grande, Arizona, is thought for his thrilling battles and relentless willpower within the ring. Guided by his household’s boxing legacy, Ramos started his newbie profession at 13, incomes accolades resembling putting third within the Nationwide Golden Gloves and and received bronze at US Nationals in 2010. Transitioning to the skilled ranks in 2011, he shortly constructed a fame for his energy and resilience, taking over formidable opponents like Ivan Baranchyk and Regis Prograis. This will probably be Ramos’ second world title alternative after a SD loss to Yordenis Ugas in 2020. Ramos’s most dramatic victory got here in 2020 with a last-second knockout in opposition to Bryant Perrella.
“I am very excited to be combating for the WBC title and I am trying ahead to an awesome combat in opposition to Mario Barrios,” mentioned Abel Ramos. “He’s a warrior identical to me and I’ll give the followers at Cowboys Stadium and people watching all over the world on Netflix an thrilling combat on Friday, November fifteenth.”
“On Mexican Independence Day I’m thrilled to announce the addition of Mario “El Azteca” Barrios to what I imagine would be the most globally consumed boxing occasion because the introduction of pay-per-view,” mentioned Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Invaluable Promotions. “Mario Barrios vs. Abel Ramos for the WBC Welterweight Championship will probably be an motion packed combat that can absolutely embody the Mexican type of boxing and produce followers to their toes. Viva Mexico!
Barrios vs Ramos joins Netflix and MVP’s Paul vs. Tyson mega-event, which will even function because the co-main occasion, probably the most anticipated rematch in girls’s boxing historical past between Matchroom’s undisputed tremendous light-weight world champion Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs), and boxing trailblazer and unified featherweight champion, Amanda “The Actual Deal” Serrano (47-2-1, 31 KOs). It will mark Taylor and Serrano’s long-awaited rematch following their historic bout at Madison Sq. Backyard in 2022, the place they made historical past because the first-ever girls fighters to headline an occasion within the iconic venue’s historical past. The ladies’s undisputed mega-fight will probably be contested throughout 10, two-minute rounds, Serrano’s solely break from combating 12×3, the boys’s championship customary, for the rest of her profession. India’s primary boxer and MVP’s first worldwide signee, Neeraj Goyat (18-4-2, 8 KOs), will even make his MVP debut in opposition to Brazil’s multi-talented celebrity Whindersson Nunes, who holds a cumulative 2-2-1 file in his boxing profession with 1 KO, in knowledgeable 6-round tremendous middleweight bout contested at 165 lbs.
