San Antonio, Texas boxing siblings Mario Barrios (25-0) and Selina Barrios (6-1) found themselves with some down time due to the coronavirus pandemic, so they joined forces with promotional company Davies Entertainment and a few other boxers to feed first responders fighting on the front lines of the pandemic, people such as doctors, nurses, police officers and fire fighters.  “I felt super motivated to do it,” said Mario Barrios, who holds the WBA regular title at 140 pounds. “It wasn’t even a question—as soon as I found out about it, I wanted to jump on board. With everything being so down, what better way to give back to the people who were putting everything on the line? The way everything was unraveling, with the whole lockdown, there was a lot of panic and people didn’t know what was going on. But the first responders were still going out there every day and providing for people and really keeping the city going. I thought I might give back to the people that are risking so much.”

 

“We teamed up with Davies Entertainment here in San Antonio,” Barrios explained to the Premier Boxing Champions website. “I was able to join them in taking the first responders breakfast. Black Rifle Coffee pitched in and donated all the coffee, and we had food catered from a couple different places. I got to talk to a lot of them—we all bonded a little bit. We were social distancing and everything, so no hugs, but they were very appreciative. It felt really good to be able to give back and do that for them. It was a great turnout and it was incredible to see the smiles on all the first responders’ faces.”