Rey Vargas vs O’Shaquie Foster now has an official two-fight undercard for his or her Feb. 11 Showtime major occasion.
Mario Barrios will face Jovanie Santiago in a 10-round welterweight bout, and there’s a extremely fascinating heavyweight conflict between Lenier Pero and Viktor Faust that may open the present, additionally set for 10 rounds.
The 27-year-old Barrios (26-2, 17 KO) is a former secondary titleholder at 140 lbs, however is coming off of two straight losses at excessive degree to Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Keith Thurman. The loss to Davis was at 140, an eleventh spherical stoppage, and Thurman beat Barrios at 147 by huge resolution.
Santiago (14-2, 10 KO) has additionally misplaced two straight, dropping a call at welterweight to Adrien Broner in early 2021, after which getting stopped after six rounds by Gary Antuanne Russell at 140, three months later. He had an argument for the playing cards towards Broner in a dreadful struggle, however Russell dominated him.
It’s very a lot must-win for each guys when it comes to both of them eager to do greater than be listed as “an opponent,” not less than short-term.
Pero (8-0, 5 KO) is a 30-year-old Cuban southpaw, a embellished beginner who fought on the 2016 Olympics, the place he was stopped by Filip Hrgovic within the tremendous heavyweight quarterfinals. He turned professional in mid-2019 and has overwhelmed up on approach over-matched opposition up to now.
Faust (11-0, 7 KO) was additionally an odd beginner, competing for Ukraine, and can also be 30. He’s had considerably higher checks as a professional than Pero, however each guys are semi-mysterious coming into this one, and it’s a cool proving floor type of matchup. The winner will probably be seen as a contender on the rise.
The Vargas vs Foster major occasion is a 12-round bout for the vacant WBC junior light-weight title.
