Overview
- The Ring announced the cancellation just hours before the Barrios–Garcia card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- ESPN reported Hitchins fell ill after the weigh-in and was vomiting prior to being removed from the event.
- Gary Antuanne Russell’s WBA 140-pound title defense against Andy Hiraoka was moved into the late slot on the card.
- Oscar Duarte did not compete after no replacement could be secured, and no medical details or new date have been disclosed.
- Hitchins is 20-0 after a June 2025 stoppage of George Kambosos Jr, while Duarte is 30-2-1 on a four-fight winning streak that includes an August majority decision over Kenneth Sims Jr.