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Ryan Garcia Challenges Mario Barrios for WBC Welterweight Title in Las Vegas
Garcia seeks first world title after a one-year suspension and controversies while Barrios aims to defend his WBC welterweight crown since 2024.
- On Saturday, Feb. 21, Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia will meet in Las Vegas for the WBC world welterweight title on DAZN pay‑per‑view, with the main card at 8:53 p.m. PT.
- With Barrios defending a title he has held since 2024, Barrios will try to retain his reign as Garcia aims to unseat him in Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21.
- Garcia enters with a 24-2 record and 20 knockouts, never winning a scheduled 147-pound fight, headlining at T‑Mobile Arena after missing a weight check and serving a one-year suspension for Ostarine.
- A win would give potential first‑time champion Ryan Garcia his first world title and is seen as a 'do or die moment' for his career, with Shakur Stevenson targeted next.
- Beyond results, Ryan Garcia's off‑ring controversies and nearly 13 million Instagram followers amplify attention, while Mario Barrios, a 30‑year‑old native of San Antonio, enters as an underdog on a card with multiple title fights.
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Mario Barrios doesn’t hide who he is. You see it in his ring name, ‘El Azteca,’ and you see it on his skin long before the bell rings. As the WBC welterweight champion lines up Ryan Garcia on February 21, at T-Mobile Arena, cameras will linger on the details: the ink across his neck, the art on his arms, the symbols tied to where he comes from. Why lean so hard into Aztec imagery? And what do the other tattoos say about the person behind the bel…
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