Overview
- The WBC fined Ryan Garcia $5,000 after he missed the Feb. 7 deadline to submit his mandatory 14-day weight-check video.
- WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman warned the matter would be publicized and referred to the boxing commission if the proof was not promptly received.
- Garcia later provided video showing 154.2 pounds, placing him within the five percent allowance over the 147-pound limit, and the issue was closed.
- Another mandatory check requiring fighters to be within three percent of 147 pounds is scheduled for Saturday ahead of fight week.
- The WBC welterweight title bout with champion Mario Barrios remains set for Feb. 21 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with scrutiny intensified by Garcia’s prior weight miss and one-year ostarine ban.