Jorge Rodrigo Barrios


Jorge Rodrigo Barrios is an Argentine former professional boxer who held the WBO junior lightweight title.

Professional career

Barrios made his professional boxing debut on August 10, 1996, with a second-round knockout victory. Barrios accumulated a record of 14–0 before his first loss—a disqualification against César Emilio Domine on December 20, 1997.
After the disqualification loss, Barrios went on a 25-0-1-1 streak. Then, on August 9, 2003, Barrios fought in a superfight against Acelino Freitas for the WBA and WBO 130 lb titles. In the eighth round, Freitas was hit while off balance for a knockdown. In the eleventh round, Freitas was knocked down by a left-right combination and spit out his mouthpiece. As the bell rang at the end of the round, however, Barrios was knocked down by a powerful right hand to the chin. Despite the 60-second break between rounds, Freitas followed up early in the twelfth round with another knockdown of Barrios. A few moments later, Barrios went to his knees and wobbled when he stood up, causing the referee to award Freitas a TKO victory. The eleventh round won The Ring magazine's Round of the Year award.
On April 8, 2005, Barrios fought against undefeated WBO junior lightweight champion Mike Anchondo. Even though Anchondo weighed lb over the weight limit, Barrios won the title and ended Anchondo's unbeaten streak with a fourth-round TKO.
Barrios' last title defense was against undefeated contender Janos Nagy on May 20, 2006. Barrios ended the fight 49 seconds into the first round with a liver punch knockout.
At the weigh-in before his next scheduled defense—September 16, 2006, against undefeated Joan Guzmán—Barrios was overweight, and so he was stripped of his title. Barrios then lost the fight by split decision.
Barrios was scheduled to fight Juan Manuel Márquez for the WBC Super Featherweight Title on September 15, 2007. Barrios withdrew from the fight due to injury.
On September 6, 2008, Rocky Juarez, won by TKO at 2:55 in the 11th round of the 12-rounder over Barrios,.

Negligent homicide

On January 24, 2010, Barrios was involved in a car accident in which a 20-year-old pregnant woman was killed in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata. Barrios ran a red light and fled the scene after the accident. Barrios turned himself to the police several hours after the accident. He was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol but it could not proven given his late arrest. On April 4, 2012, Barrios was declared guilty of negligent homicide and sentenced to spend four years in prison. Three weeks later, Barrios was released from prison after paying a AR$ 200,000 bail.
In November 2014, Barrios finally headed to prison for three and a half years.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
60LossJonathan Victor BarrosUD10 2021-02-20Arena Villa Carlos Paz, Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
59Win53–4–1 Diego Alberto ChavesSD10 2019-09-28Monaco Hotel & Resort, Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
58Win52–4–1 Esteban Miguel StodulskyUD10 2019-06-15Sportsman Club Social y Deportivo, Villa Canas, Argentina
57Win51–4–1 Adailton de JesusTKO8 2018-12-14Polideportivo Municipal, Villa de María del Río Seco, Argentina
56Win50–4–1 Wilson AlcorroUD102010-10-01Club de Regatas, Corrientes, Argentina
55Win49–4–1 Michael LozadaTKO5 2009-11-21Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFor Interim WBO Latino Lightweight title.
54Win48–4–1 Moises CastroUD122009-08-08Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, ArgentinaWon Interim WBO Latino Lightweight title.
53Loss47–4–1 Rocky JuarezTKO11 2:552008-09-06Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.For vacant WBO Latino Super featherweight title.
52Win47–3–1 Decho KokietgymKO3 2007-04-21Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon WBO Inter-Continental Super featherweight title.
51Loss46–3–1 Joan GuzmánSD122006-09-16MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Lost WBO Super featherweight title.
50Win46–2–1 János NagyKO1 0:492006-05-20Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Retained WBO Super featherweight title.
49Win45–2–1 Nazareno RuizUD102005-12-16Club Belgrano, San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
48Win44–2–1 Victor SantiagoTKO2 2:302005-08-12Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, ArgentinaFor WBO Super featherweight title.
47Win43–2–1 Mike AnchondoTKO4 2:002005-04-08Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.Won WBO Super featherweight title.
46Win42–2–1 Carlos UribeTKO7 0:012004-10-08Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, ArgentinaFor WBO Latino Super featherweight title.
45Win41–2–1 Diego AlzugarayUD102004-04-17Club Atlético Unión, Santa Fe, Argentina
44Win40–2–1 Claudio MartinetUD122003-12-12Club Newell's Old Boys, Rosario, Santa Fe, ArgentinaFor WBO Latino Super featherweight title.
43Loss39–2–1 Acelino FreitasTKO12 0:502003-08-09Miami Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S.For WBO and WBA (Super) Super featherweight titles.
42Win39–1–1 Fabian SalazarKO4 2003-04-10Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Argentina
41Win38–1–1 Orlando SotoTKO4 2003-01-31Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFor WBO Latino Super Featherweight title.
40Win37–1–1 Rodolfo RolonTKO6 2002-11-29Club Defensores de Villa Luján, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
39Win36–1–1 Carlos RiosTD6 2002-10-26Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon vacant Argentine Super Featherweight title.
38Win35–1–1 Javier AlvarezTKO11 2002-08-24Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, UruguayWon WBO Latino Super Featherweight title.
37Draw34–1–1 Ricardo SilvaPTS102002-06-29Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
36Win34–1 Keylang UmanaKO1 2002-04-13Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
35 Win33–1 Victor PazUD102002-03-16Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
34Win32–1 Justo MartinezKO6 2001-09-22Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
33NC31–1 Justo MartinezNC2 2001-06-23Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina
32Win31–1Laureano RamírezUD122000-12-16Piso de los Deportes, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFor WBU Super featherweight title.
31Win30–1Carlos UribeDQ5 2:172000-10-28Club Atlético Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
30Win29–1Joel MayoDQ3 1:552000-03-18Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
29Win28–1Sergio LiendoRTD5 2000-02-05San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
28Win27–1Joao Pereira da SilvaRTD6 0:311999-12-18Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay
27Win26–1Affif DjeltiUD121999-10-16Club Los Padres Capuchinos, Concordia, ArgentinaFor WBU Super featherweight title.
26Win25–1Catalino BecerraTKO2 1999-08-28Club Glorias, Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
25Win24–1Silvano UsiniTKO8 1999-07-10Calatafimi-Segesta, Sicily, ItalyWon vacant WBU Super featherweight title.
24Win23–1Oscar LopezKO6 1999-03-05Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
23Win22–1Ismael AgustiniUD121998-12-18Morón, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFor South American Super featherweight title.
22Win21–1Gustavo CuelloUD121998-10-03Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFor South American Super featherweight title.
21Win20–1Walter RodriguezTKO2 1998-08-15Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon South American Super featherweight title.
20Win19–1Jorge MedinaKO1 1998-07-18Buenos Aires, Argentina
19Win18–1Miguel Angel FranciaTKO5 1998-05-09Club Juventud BBC, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
18Win17–1Antonio AvilaKO1 1998-04-10Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
17Win16–1Ruben AstorgaKO3 1998-03-06Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
16Win15–1César DomineKO2 1998-02-13Club Atlético Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
15Loss14–1César DomineDQ4 1997-12-20Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
14Win14–0Manuel BillalbaRTD9 1997-11-22Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
13Win13–0Rodolfo RolonTKO5 1997-08-23Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
12Win12–0Eduardo RodriguezKO1 1997-08-02Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11Win11–0Miguel Angel AlbaradoSD81997-06-21Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
10Win10–0Dante TabladaKO1 1997-05-17Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
9Win9–0Benjamin Robles MurryTKO1 1997-04-19Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
8Win8–0Pedro ContrerasKO5 1997-03-22Buenos Aires, Argentina
7Win7–0Osvaldo CortesKO1 1997-02-22Buenos Aires, Argentina
6Win6–0José Luis FernandezKO1 1997-01-25Buenos Aires, Argentina
5Win5–0Nestor AyalaUD61996-12-21Buenos Aires, Argentina
4Win4–0Walter GalvanKO2 1996-12-14Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3Win3–0Fabian EluaizaKO4 1996-11-16América 2 Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2Win2–0Nestor CentenoKO1 1996-09-06Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
1Win1–0Hector MartinezKO2 1996-08-10Buenos Aires, Argentina