Dazn: Ryan Garcia Wrests Mario Barrios' WBC Title in One-Sided Win
Ryan Garcia captured the WBC welterweight championship in Las Vegas, handing Mario Barrios a one-sided unanimous decision that ended Garcia's search for a world title. dazn: unclear in the provided context on whether it carried the fight, but the result matters because Garcia arrived having endured a yearlong suspension, a string of setbacks and public controversies.
Ryan Garcia's right hand and the early knockdowns
Garcia opened the fight with two right‑hand knockdowns in the opening exchanges and never relented, relying heavily on the same right hand that he said had become a central weapon. The judges returned scores of 119-108, 120-107 and 118-109 as Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs) cruised to victory. During the bout he suffered an injury to that right hand, a problem that observers say probably prevented a stoppage despite his sustained pressure and punching variety.
Mario Barrios' title defense and recent form
Barrios entered the fight as the WBC welterweight champion and the former interim titleholder who was upgraded to full champion in 2024. His two previous outings produced draws: one with Abel Ramos in November of that year and another with Manny Pacquiao this past July. Barrios (29-3-2, 18 KOs) was unable to match Garcia's speed or volume, spending much of the night in a defensive shell and failing to build the offense required to change the fight's trajectory.
WBC reinstatement, suspensions and off-ring turmoil
Garcia's path back to a title shot included a failed drug test and a yearlong ban. His majority decision win over Devin Haney in 2024 was overturned after the failed test, and the failed test has also been described in the material as tied to a no-contest with Haney in April 2024; unclear in the provided context which description is definitive. He served a one-year suspension and later was reinstated by the WBC, placing him back into contention. Off the ring, Garcia was arrested in June 2024 over alleged hotel damage estimated at $15, 000 and was expelled from the WBC a month later after repeated use of racial slurs and disparaging comments about Muslims on a social media livestream. That expulsion was later reversed, enabling this title challenge.
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and the fight night timeline
The fight took place Saturday night in Las Vegas at T-Mobile Arena. Garcia, 27, had arrived with a mixed recent ledger: in the past couple of years he had gone 1-2 with a no‑contest, including losses to Gervonta Davis and Rolando "Rolly" Romero. His defeat to Davis came by seventh‑round knockout in April 2023, and Barrios likewise has past damage on his record—he was stopped by Davis in the 11th round in 2021.
Dazn and broadcast details
dazn: unclear in the provided context whether the platform carried the fight or how the bout was presented for viewers. The absence of a confirmed broadcast partner in the material leaves distribution and pricing details unspecified.
Context from recent fights and technical notes
Garcia's recent fights had raised questions about output and conditioning. His matchup with Romero in May was staged at Times Square and was described as historically low in punch output—combined totals of 490 punches made it one of the lowest-output 12‑round fights in CompuBox history—while his bout with Haney registered 499 combined punches. Garcia also said he entered the Romero fight with a hand injury, had surgery afterward and was sidelined for nine months, a stretch that left him with just one fight in the prior 22 months.
What makes this notable is how quickly Garcia translated opportunity into a decisive title victory: early knockdowns, consistent right‑hand work and sustained pressure turned Barrios' status as champion into a one-sided night and delivered Garcia the world title that had eluded him throughout a turbulent period.
