Overview
- Barrios weighed 147 pounds and Garcia 146.5 at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in in Las Vegas, confirming the WBC welterweight title bout for Saturday on DAZN PPV.
- Sportsbooks list Garcia as the favorite going in, with recent odds around -270 for Garcia and +210 for Barrios.
- Garcia says he has rededicated himself to training and promises a sharper, more aggressive showing than in his 2025 loss to Rolando Romero.
- Barrios defends with a 29-2-2 record after successive draws, including against Manny Pacquiao, and says he is “the champion for a reason.”
- Oscar De La Hoya publicly countered Garcia’s claim about this being his last fight directly under Golden Boy, saying the boxer still has several fights on his deal.