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Ryan Garcia Gets Title Shot Against Mario Barrios in Vegas
Garcia aims for his first major title after WBC ban lifted, challenging Barrios, who has yet to win at welterweight since becoming champion, fight set for Feb. 21.
- On Feb. 21, Ryan Garcia will challenge Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title at T‑Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, headlining The Ring High Stakes on DAZN.
- After the WBC lifted his ban in November 2025, Ryan Garcia secured a fight following his July 2024 expulsion for racial slurs and a win overturned after a positive Ostarine test.
- Barrios, who was elevated to full WBC champion in May 2024, holds a 29-2-2 record with 18 KOs and won the vacant interim title in 2023 by defeating Yordenis Ugas.
- Garcia will attempt to win his first major world title, facing setbacks including a knockdown loss to Rolly Romero and defeats by Keith Thurman and Gervonta Davis.
- In pre-fight statements, both fighters claimed they will prevail: Ryan Garcia, boxer, said `I will be World Champion on February 21st`, while Mario Barrios, WBC welterweight champion, asserted his readiness.
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·United Kingdom
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Californian boxer Ryan Garcia will return to the roped nine months after his hard defeat to Rolando “Rolly” Romero in May 2025, and will do so in a world championship fight against Mario Barrios, current welter monarch of the World Boxing Council (CMB).
·Los Angeles, United States
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Mario Barrios will defend his WBC world title against Ryan García One of the most anticipated clashes in the WELTER peso has been officially announced. [...]
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