Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia
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| Date | February 21, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC welterweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garcia wins via unanimous decision (119–108, 120–107, 118–109) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia billed as The Ring: High Stakes was a welterweight professional boxing match contested between WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios, and former WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia. The bout took place on February 21, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, U.S. The event was shown live and exclusively on DAZN PPV worldwide.[1][2][3][4][5] Garcia defeated Barrios by twelve round unanimous decision, with scores of 119–108, 120–107, and 118–109.
Background
On January 12, 2026, it was officially announced that Mario Barrios would defend his WBC welterweight title against Ryan Garcia. Barrios was coming off back-to-back consecutive draws against Abel Ramos and Manny Pacquiao, leading to questions about his standing atop the division.[6][7]
The Fight
Garcia scores a knockdown within 30 seconds of the opening fight with an overhand right.[8]
After twelve rounds of domination, all three judges awarded Garcia the victory by scores of 120–107, 119–108, and 118–109, making him the new WBC welterweight champion.[9]
Shortly after victory, Garcia calls out Shakur Stevenson for a potential bout in the future. [10]
Fight card
Confirmed bouts:[11]
| Weight class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
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| Main card (DAZN PPV) | ||||||||
| Welterweight | Ryan Garcia | def. | Mario Barrios (c) | UD | 12 | 3:00 | Note 1 | |
| Super lightweight | Gary Antuanne Russell (c) | def. | Andy Hiraoka | UD | 12 | 3:00 | Note 2 | |
| Super lightweight | Frank Martin | vs. | Nahir Albright | UD | 10 | 3:00 | ||
| Super middleweight | Bektemir Melikuziev | def. | Sena Agbeko | TKO | 7 (10) | 2:58 | Note 3 | |
| Middleweight | Amari Jones | def. | Luís Arias | RTD | 4 (10) | 3:00 | ||
| Preliminary card (YouTube) | ||||||||
| Super featherweight | Mohammed Alakel | def. | David Calabro | TKO | 2 (6) | 2:27 | ||
| Heavyweight | Joshua Edwards | def. | Brandon Colantonio | UD | 6 | 3:00 | ||
^Note 1 For WBC welterweight title
^Note 2 For WBA super lightweight title
^Note 3 For vacant WBA Continental Americas super middleweight title
References
- ↑ Esco, Wil. "'I'm ready to put a beating on somebody': Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia officially announced for Feb. 21". badlefthook. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ Scott Christ (2026-01-28). "Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia full undercard announced". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia undercard announced with two more world title fights". Boxing News. 2026-01-27. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ Andreas Hale (2026-01-12). "Ryan Garcia getting title shot vs. Mario Barrios on Feb. 21". ESPN. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia kick off countdown to blockbuster welterweight title fight in testy press conference". www.dazn.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ Akopyan, Manouk (12 January 2026). "Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia headlines 'The Ring: High Stakes' on Feb. 21". ringmagazine. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ "Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia undercard announced with two more world title fights". Boxing News. 2026-01-27. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ Anderson, Mark (February 22, 2026). "Ryan Garcia beats Mario Barrios by unanimous decision to win the WBC welterweight title". Associated Press. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ Hale, Andreas (February 22, 2026). "Ryan Garcia wrests Mario Barrios' WBC title with one-sided win". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ Jay, Phil (February 23, 2026). "Ryan Garcia Calls Out Shakur Stevenson After Unanimous WBC Title Win". World Boxing News. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ "BoxRec - event".