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When the pair square off in Las Vegas on Saturday, Barrios will be defending his WBC welterweight title, while Garcia is searching for his first world title.
Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia will face each other in the ring in “The Ring: High Stakes” on Saturday, Feb. 21 in Las Vegas for the chance to win the WBC world welterweight title.
Barrios has remained the welterweight champion since 2024, so he’ll be looking to continue holding onto his title. On the other hand, Garcia will be aiming to knock Barrios off of his reign and begin his own. Should he win Saturday, it would be Garcia’s first world title.
The Ring: High Stakes fight card
For fans wanting to tune in to the whole night of fights, here’s the full list of participants.
The fight card list will begin at 2:45 p.m. PT, 5:45 p.m. ET and 10:45 p.m. GMT.
Garcia fined for missing weight check
Ahead of his fight against Barrios, Garcia failed to send in his weight check before the deadline. He was fined $5,000. The weight requirement is set at 147 pounds.
Garcia later sent video proof that he’s only 5% over the 147-pound expectation. Mario Barrios aiming to defend WBC welterweight title
Barrios was named the interim welterweight champion back in September 2023 when he upset Yordenis Ugás. Barrios was promoted to being the official welterweight champion in June ‘24 after Terence Crawford was demoted following his fights in the super welterweight division.
Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia will face each other in the ring in “The Ring: High Stakes” on Saturday, Feb. 21 in Las Vegas for the chance to win the WBC world welterweight title.
Barrios has remained the welterweight champion since 2024, so he’ll be looking to continue holding onto his title. On the other hand, Garcia will be aiming to knock Barrios off of his reign and begin his own. Should he win Saturday, it would be Garcia’s first world title.
The Ring: High Stakes fight card
For fans wanting to tune in to the whole night of fights, here’s the full list of participants.
- Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia: Welterweight, for the WBC title
- Richardson Hitchins vs. Oscar Duarte: Junior welterweight, for the IBF title
- Gary Antuanne Russell vs. Andy Hiraoka: Junior welterweight, for the WBA title
- Frank Martin vs. Nahir Albright: Junior welterweight
- Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Sena Agbeko: Super middleweight
The fight card list will begin at 2:45 p.m. PT, 5:45 p.m. ET and 10:45 p.m. GMT.
Garcia fined for missing weight check
Ahead of his fight against Barrios, Garcia failed to send in his weight check before the deadline. He was fined $5,000. The weight requirement is set at 147 pounds.
Garcia later sent video proof that he’s only 5% over the 147-pound expectation. Mario Barrios aiming to defend WBC welterweight title
Barrios was named the interim welterweight champion back in September 2023 when he upset Yordenis Ugás. Barrios was promoted to being the official welterweight champion in June ‘24 after Terence Crawford was demoted following his fights in the super welterweight division.