Garcia Vs Barrios ends with Ryan Garcia routing Mario Barrios in Las Vegas
The garcia vs barrios matchup ended with Ryan Garcia routing Mario Barrios to win the WBC welterweight title Saturday night in Las Vegas, a performance described as probably the most complete of his career to date.
Garcia’s dominant start and quick knockdown
Garcia, 27, put Mario Barrios, 30, on the canvas quickly in the opening round, then maintained full control for the remainder of the fight. Barrios (29-3-2, 18 KO) was unable to find a way to make things competitive against Garcia (25-2, 21 KO), whose advantages in speed and power carried him through the bout. The bout opened with a stunning start that set the tone for Garcia’s near-total dominance.
Scorecards and unofficial tallies
Official judges scored the fight 118-109, 119-108 and 120-107, all for Ryan Garcia. Bad Left Hook unofficially had the fight 120-107 on two separate cards from Wil Esco and myself.
Garcia on his performance and the hurt right hand
Garcia called it “a master class” while also criticizing himself for not getting a knockout and describing damage to his right hand. He said: “I wanted to show my whole arsenal. I believe it was a master class, but I should have got the knockout, to be honest. I gotta grade myself on that. I had him hurt many times, but I hurt my right hand. Guys, it wasn’t just the left hook. I seen my right hand working tonight. ”
He added: “It was a great fight. Mario’s a tough warrior. I’ve got respect for him, he’s a fellow Mexican-American, and we put on a hell of a show. ”
On the injury timeline he said: “My right hand was working really good today until the sixth, seventh round. Other than (hurting it), it went well. ”
Garcia described his style in the ring: “I showed my amateur pedigree. I can box. I can move, I can box, I can take my time. I don’t always have to go for the knockout. I didn’t want to get ahead of myself, [because] Mario was countering a lot of fast shots [and] could have caught me in between the shots. I had to be very selective on my opportunities. I didn’t want to get caught with a big shot in there, so I had to take my time and pick my shots. ”
Reflecting on Barrios’ durability, Garcia said: “I’m surprised [Barrios] went all 12. I was hitting him with some great shots, I hurt him multiple times. But like I told you, he’s a tough son of a bitch. That’s all I can say. ”
Related coverage and an odd entry in the materials
Pre-fight and postfight headlines in the provided materials included guides to the bout start time, live stream and PPV price, the line “Ryan Garcia routs Mario Barrios to take WBC welterweight title, ” and the question “Ryan Garcia has the fame, but can he win a boxing world title?” One separate entry in the provided materials appeared under the headline “429 Too Many Requests. ”
What’s next
The garcia vs barrios result hands Ryan Garcia the WBC welterweight title after a lopsided night in Las Vegas. It is unclear in the provided context what Garcia’s next scheduled fight or confirmed next event will be.
