Overview
- Garcia later submitted video showing 154.2 pounds, which met the WBC’s 5% allowance, and the sanctioning body closed the immediate issue.
- The WBC said the 14-day video was due February 7 and warned it would issue a public statement and notify the commission if non-compliance persisted.
- Champion Mario Barrios filed his check on time at 153.0 pounds, according to the reports cited by the outlets.
- A final pre-fight weight check requiring fighters to be within 3% of 147 pounds (151.4) is scheduled in the days before the February 21 bout in Las Vegas.
- Scrutiny around Garcia’s compliance follows his 2024 missed weight and ostarine case that led to an overturned result and a one-year suspension.