(JULY 25) SAN ANTONIO, TX -
Female lightweight contender, Selina "Aztec Queen" Barrios (5-1,
2 KOs), will return to the ring on Saturday, August 3rd at the
Alzafar Shrine in San Antonio, Texas. Barrios will face Nina
Gallegos in a four-round bout.
This is Barrios first fight since her first career loss to
former WBC world champion Melissa Hernandez in April.
"I am ready to return to the ring and fight in my hometown of
San Antonio. I learned a lot from my loss to a world champion in
my last bout and now I have worked hard to make sure that never
happens again in my career." said Barrios in preparation for
this fight.
"She entered the gym with more intensity and her punches felt
harder." said Rick Nunez, Barrios' trainer. "She is ready to
make a statement and jump back into the world title
conversation."
"We believe Selina Barrios has the ability to be a world
champion and is doing something few other fighters are doing,
consistently staying active and looking for the best competition
available," said Kerry Dangle, Barrios' co-manager. "This fight
will be a hometown fight after her first loss, but we have big
plans for her in the future and are excited at what the future
holds for her."
"Selina is one of the most gifted and powerful women boxers in
the sport, we are expecting a tremendous performance on August
3rd and big fights in 2020." said Colin Campbell, Barrios'
co-manager.