Boxing: Ryan Garcia to fight welterweight champ Mario Barrios

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Ryan Garcia has announced that he is signed to fight WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on Feb. 21.

Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs), who held the WBC interim lightweight title in 2021, has never won a fight at welterweight.

The 27-year-old Garcia lost a 12-round unanimous decision to welterweight Rolando Romero on May 2 in New York.

That result followed a no contest against Devin Haney in April 2024, when Garcia failed a drug test after winning the fight.

Barrios (29-2-2, 18 KOs) is coming off back-to-back draws against Manny Pacquiao in July 2025 and Abel Ramos in November 2024.

Garcia did not announce a location or other details for the fight with Barrios.

–Field Level Media

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