Argentine Fabián Maidana will face Mario Barrios on the night of the Canelo-Munguía star

2024-05-03 00:19:26

Fabián “TNT” Maidana, who is the brother of the renowned ex-boxer “Chino”, will face Mario “El Azteca” Barrios, this Saturday in Las Vegas, for his World Boxing Council (WBC) interim welterweight title. . The evening will begin at 9 p.m., while they can be seen on ESPN and Star+.

The fight will be the predecessor of the big star of the night, the meeting between Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Jaime Munguía for the unified titles of the super middleweight category.

For the Argentine, the fight will be very complicated, because his rival has just become world champion of the World Boxing Association (but lost it in 2021 to Gervonta Davis) and experience will be on his side. TNT arrives with 22 wins (16 by fast track) and two losses.

Azteca will try to impose his majority of matches in the ring, because he arrives with 28 victories (18 by knockout) and two defeats.

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The words of Fabián Maidana

“I have always made my own path, I am not in anyone’s shadow. I am grateful for this opportunity and I am ready to take advantage of it on May 4th. I want to show myself and show off and take the belt to Argentina,” said TNT.

“You have to give a lot of effort in these fights and that is what I am going to do, I will put my whole heart into it so that, in addition, the name continues to be at the top of Argentine boxing,” he added.

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Fabián, younger than his brother Marcos, will try to take off the family backpack and box like never before. But always with the intention of reminding everyone that he is a “Maidana” and being able to leave the surname at the top of Argentine sports.

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