Ryan Garcia vs Mario Barrios live: start time, undercard and results from Las Vegas
ryan garcia is back in a world-title fight Saturday night at T‑Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, challenging Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title; the prelims begin at 6: 30 p. m. ET on Uncrowned and the main card starts at 8 p. m. ET on DAZN pay‑per‑view, with main event ring walks expected around 11: 50 p. m. ET.
Ryan Garcia vs. Mario Barrios at T‑Mobile Arena
The main event pairs Barrios, the reigning WBC welterweight champion, with Garcia, a former WBC interim lightweight titleholder. Barrios defends his WBC belt against Garcia in the night’s headliner in Las Vegas; Barrios’ record is 29‑2‑2 with 18 KOs, while Garcia enters the fight at 24‑2 with 20 KOs. The bout follows the prelim action that began at 6: 30 p. m. ET on Uncrowned, and the main card that began at 8 p. m. ET on DAZN pay‑per‑view, with ring walks expected around 11: 50 p. m. ET.
Barrios’ recent title history and resume
Barrios won the WBC interim welterweight title in September 2023 with a unanimous decision over Yordenis Ugas, was upgraded to full champion in 2024 and has made two successful defenses since. Those defenses included controversial draws against Abel Ramos and, most recently, Manny Pacquiao in July. Barrios previously held the WBA (regular) super lightweight title from 2019 until he lost that belt to Gervonta “Tank” Davis in 2021.
Garcia’s record, ban and recent losses
ryan garcia arrives in Las Vegas on the back of an upset loss to Rolando “Rolly” Romero this past May; Romero is identified in the coverage as the WBA welterweight champion. The Romero fight was Garcia’s first outing since his April 2024 no‑contest with Devin Haney — a bout in which Garcia was originally declared the winner but later failed a drug test for ostarine and served a one‑year ban. Garcia, age 27 in the context supplied, also shared the ring with Gervonta “Tank” Davis in 2023, when he was stopped in the seventh round of a 136‑pound catchweight bout.
Strategy, training and the Conor Benn question
Commentary in the provided context frames Barrios as a durable, disciplined fighter with a stiff jab and strong body punching who can trouble a dynamic opponent; the same material calls Garcia tall for welterweight with very fast hands, counter‑punching ability and power but notes psychological inconsistency. Barrios recruited Joe Goossen — identified as Garcia’s former trainer — to prepare him for Saturday, while Garcia has prepared under his father, Henry. Observers in the context say Goossen’s knowledge of Garcia could be an advantage if Barrios listens to him; Goossen has also said Garcia isn’t a fighter a trainer can traditionally train. The context adds that Garcia impressed against Luke Campbell, quit against Gervonta Davis and was struggling psychologically when he fought Devin Haney, and that Garcia has never won a fight at welterweight in the material provided. Separately, Conor Benn was thought to be next for the winner, but Benn’s move to Zuffa Boxing on Friday in the context has complicated the mandatory challenger picture and could affect his WBC mandatory status.
Undercard bouts, results and a cancelled fight
The undercard included multiple title fights and decisive results. On the card were the WBA super lightweight title bout between Gary Antuanne Russell and Andy Hiraoka and the IBF super lightweight pairing listed as Richardson Hitchins vs. Oscar Duarte, though Richardson Hitchins was out due to illness and the Oscar Duarte bout was cancelled. Frank Martin fought Nahir Albright at super lightweight. Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Sena Agbeko seventh‑round TKO in a super middleweight bout; Amari Jones beat Luis Arias fourth‑round TKO by corner retirement at middleweight; Mohammed Alakel defeated David Calabro second‑round KO at super featherweight; and Joshua Edwards defeated Brandon Colantonio unanimous decision with three 60‑54 cards in a heavyweight contest. Commentary included a close card for Martin vs. Albright — one observer wrote, “Martin looks the more tired out of the 2 for me. He needs to turn it up and take these 2 rounds... I got it 75‑77 to Albright. ” The context also described round‑by‑round swings in the undercard action, including a chaotic seventh round in one fight where both men landed in a wild exchange, clinches and body work in others.
The next confirmed milestones for the evening remain the DAZN pay‑per‑view main card at 8 p. m. ET and the main event ring walks expected around 11: 50 p. m. ET; the prelims began earlier at 6: 30 p. m. ET on Uncrowned. What happens next on the championship landscape — including whether Conor Benn will retain mandatory status for the winner — is unclear in the provided context.
