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Andreas Hell
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Ryan Garcia Captured his first major world title by winning the WBC welterweight championship with a unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Garcia dropped Barrios in round 1 with an overhand right and dominated Barrios for the rest of the fight, winning by scorecards of 119–108, 120–107 and 118–109.
Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs) previously claimed the WBC interim lightweight title in 2021 With Luke Campbell’s pause. he appeared to be earning The biggest win of his career In April 2024 when he defeated Devin Haney by majority decision – a bout in which Garcia failed to make weight And was ineligible to win the WBC junior welterweight belt – but he tested positive for a banned substance and the result was this Overturned to no contest. Garcia then failed in a bid for the WBA “regular” welterweight title, Losing decision to Rolando “Rolly” Romero Last May.
Barrios (29-3-2, 18 KOs) was making the fourth defense of his belt. Barrios won the WBC interim title with a win over Yordenis Ugas in 2023, defended it against Fabian Maidana in May 2024, and was promoted to full champion when Terence Crawford was named champion in recess by the WBC. Barrios has since struggled to consecutive draws in his title defense against Abel Ramos in November 2024 And Manny Pacquiao last July.
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