GERVONTA DAVIS VS. MARIO BARRIOS FINAL WEIGHTS FOR WBA SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME PPV®
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 26 Jun 2021
WBA Super Lightweight World Championship – 12 Rounds
Gervonta Davis – 139 ¾ lbs.
Mario Barrios – 139 ½ lbs.
Referee: Thomas Taylor; Judges: Barry Lindenman (N.C.), David Sutherland (Okla.), Zachary Young (Calif.)
WBC Super Welterweight Title Eliminator – 12 Rounds
Erickson Lubin – 153 ½ lbs.
Jeison Rosario – 154 lbs.
Referee: Jerry Cantu; Judges: Robert Hoyle (Nev.), Ed Kanner (Ga.), Zachary Young (Calif.)
Super Welterweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Carlos Adames – 157 lbs.*
Alexis Salazar – 157 lbs.*
Referee: Jim Korb; Judges: Nola Oliver (Ga.), Richard Sells (Ga.), David Sutherland (Okla.)
*Contracted weight is 157 lbs.
WBA Super Lightweight Title Eliminator – 12 Rounds
Batyr Akhmedov – 139 ½ lbs.
Argenis Mendez – 139 ½ lbs.
Referee: Brian Stutts; Judges: Robert Hoyle (Nev.), Barry Lindenman (N.C.), Richard Sells (Ga.)
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ABOUT DAVIS VS. BARRIOS
Davis vs. Barrios will see four-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis set his sights on capturing a title in a third weight class when he faces undefeated WBA Super Lightweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios in a SHOWTIME PPV main event Saturday, June 26 at the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The pay-per-view telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will feature a battle of two top 154-pound contenders as Erickson “Hammer” Lubin faces former unified champion Jeison Rosario in a WBC Super Welterweight Title Eliminator in the co-main event. Super welterweight contender Carlos Adames will take on Mexico’s Alexis Salazar in a 10-round showdown and hard-hitting Olympian Batyr Akhmedov steps in against former world champion Argenis Mendez in a 12-round WBA Super Lightweight Title Eliminator to kick off the pay-per-view telecast.
The event is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, GTD Promotions and TGB Promotions. The Akhmedov vs. Mendez fight is promoted in association with World of Boxing.
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