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Who Won the Ryan Garcia vs. Mario Barrios Fight? Garcia Crowned WBC Welterweight Champion After Dominant Decision Win
Ryan Garcia dominated Mario Barrios to win the WBC welterweight title by unanimous decision, scoring a knockdown and calling out top contenders after the fight.
- On Sunday at T-Mobile Arena, Ryan Garcia defeated Mario Barrios by unanimous decision to capture the WBC welterweight championship, with judges scoring 119-108, 120-107 and 118-109.
- Coming off the Kambosos stoppage, Garcia entered with momentum, while Barrios was defending his title for the fourth time and was the naturally bigger man.
- Garcia set the tone early with a first-round knockdown, then used a damaging right hand and rapid-fire combinations that Mario Barrios could not answer, analysts noted.
- Following the final bell, Garcia celebrated with his father and coach Henry and dedicated the win to his dad, then called out Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson.
- The card was disrupted when Richardson Hitchins missed the fight due to illness, cancelling his planned second title defence against Oscar Duarte after both completed the IBF same-day weigh-in process.
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Ryan Garcia wins first world title in dominant performance after scoring knockdown just seconds into fight
Ryan Garcia secured the first world championship of his professional career on Saturday night, overwhelming Mario Barrios to claim the WBC welterweight belt in Las Vegas
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CMB's new world champion welter, Ryan Garcia, is already clear to his next rival and challenged him as soon as his recent brawl against Mario Barrios ended
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Right
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Left
L 38%
C 25%
R 37%
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