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Golden Boy Promotions
Officially Welcomes Barrios
May 5, 2005
LOS ANGELES, May 5 – He is one of boxing’s newest world champions and
also one of its most exciting, and on Friday, May 6, Golden Boy
Promotions will formally welcome the pride of Argentina, Jorge Rodrigo
Barrios, to Los Angeles for a special presentation of his WBO world
championship belt, as well as a roundtable discussion with the media.
This event will begin at 10:00am, and will be held at the offices of
Golden Boy Promotions.
Barrios, who will be joined by Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De
La Hoya, will be presented with his super featherweight world
championship belt by WBO representative Mark Rios, and will also meet
with the California State Athletic Commission before sitting down with
the media to discuss his dominating victory over Mike Anchondo on April
8, as well as his future plans for dominating the 130-pound weight
class.
Affectionately known as “La Hiena”, Barrios (43-2-1, 31 KOs) is a true
warrior who first broke on to the world boxing scene with his stirring
2003 ‘Fight of The Year’ candidate against Acelino ‘Popo’ Freitas. And
though Barrios fell short in his first world title try, he more than
made up for it the second time around when he stopped the highly
regarded and previously unbeaten Anchondo in four one-sided rounds.
A national hero back home in Argentina, this native of Buenos Aires has
garnered a sizeable fan base here in the States, and with the help of
Golden Boy Promotions, the 28-year-old Barrios hopes to gain even more
fans in the coming year.
