How to watch Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia tonight: Start time, ringwalks, undercard, prediction, odds

Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia headline The Ring: HIgh Stakes tonight from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, for what could be a card-of-the-year contender.

The former mounts his latest WBC welterweight world title defence against the former golden boy of American boxing in a fascinating encounter from Nevada.

After a draw against an aging Manny Pacquiao, Barrios needs a victory to bolster his flagging reputation, while Garcia seeks a return to winning ways himself.

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DAZN News has everything you need to know ahead of this blockbuster encounter.

 

Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia fight date, start time

Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia will take place on Saturday February 21  on The Ring: High Stakes fight card, with the entire event set to be shown live on DAZN PPV .

DAZN's live broadcast will begin at 2.45pm local time, which means a 5.45pm start on the East Coast with three free to air fights, before the PPV section of the night begins at 4.55pm PT / 7.55pm ET. 

Barrios and Garcia are scheduled to make their ringwalks at 8.53pm PT / 11.53pm ET. 

• Date: Saturday, February 21
• Time:  2.45pm PT / 5.45pm ET / 10.45pm GMT
• Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia main event ringwalks (approx): 8.53pm PT / 11.53am ET / 4.53am GMT (Sunday)

Full ringwalk times

 

Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia fight card

• Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia ;  For Barrios' WBC welterweight title 
• Richardson Hitchins vs. Oscar Duarte ;  For Hitchins' IBF super lightweight title
• Gary Antuanne Russell vs. Andy Hiraoka ;  For Russell's WBA super lightweight title 
• Frank Martin vs. Nahir Albright ;  Super lightweight
• Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Sena Agbeko ;  Super middleweight

How to buy Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia - PPV costs

Mario Barrios versus Ryan Garcia and the whole fight card is exclusively live on DAZN worldwide via Pay-Per-View. 

DAZN offers different methods and offers to buy the PPV.

1) Buy as a one-off cost of $69.99 in the US, £24.99 in the UK, and $19.99 or equivalent in the rest of the world. This comes with a seven-day free trial of the full DAZN platform.

2) A PPV bundle: Purchase both the Barrios vs. Garcia PPV and Wilder vs. Chisora PPV (April 4) together for a discounted bundle price of $99.99 US, £39.99 UK, $31.99/equivalent ROW.

3) Watch both PPVs with no extra one-off costs as part of DAZN's Ultimate Tier subscription - see full details below.

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How to watch Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia on DAZN

You can watch this fight and all DAZN content on smart TV's, smartphones, games consoles, streaming devices, tablets, and laptops/PC's/Mac's via the DAZN App.

If you do not have the App already then just follow these instructions....

• Download the free DAZN App from your normal App store on your TV, phone, tablet, or streaming device
• On a laptop or PC  visit www.DAZN.com/home
• Select 'Get started' or 'log in'
• Enter your email address, or sign up via the Apple, Google or Facebook options
• You then have access to all of DAZN's free content, including the Matchroom boxing channel, LIV Golf, and FIFA+
• Then find the boxing home page and click 'buy now'

Get Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia PPV included with DAZN Ultimate Tier for major savings

DAZN's Ultimate Tier subscription package includes a minimum of 12 PPV's a year, on top of the regular 185 fight nights offering.

Therefore, signing up to DAZN Ultimate Tier would include the upcoming THREE PPVs - Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia; Wilder vs Chisora (April 4); Wardley vs. Dubois (May 9). This means you would not need to purchase these PPVs individually at extra costs. 

US customers can sign up for Ultimate Tier now for  $44.99 per month .  UK customers can subscribe for £24.99 per month .

Based on buying 12 PPV's per year having a Ultimate Tier subscription instead can save $535 / £320 a year alone**. 

**Savings calculated by comparing 12 months of DAZN Monthly Flex plus 12 pay-per-view events per year against 12 months of DAZN Ultimate at launch price.

Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia prediction 

DAZN News Sportswriter Matt Astbury

Unfortunately, I am not expecting a fight which will produce fireworks. 

Neither Barrios or Garcia have shown in their respective previous fights that they will make this WBC welterweight title fight entertaining. 

Garcia's reluctance to throw dangerous punches will play into Barrios' hands, and he has the chin to absorb what comes his way. 

However, Garcia's more fan friendly style will catch the eyes of the judges scoring ringside, and I expect 'King Ry' to finally win a world title on the scorecards. 

Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia betting odds

Garcia is a slight favourite to finally win a world title at  4/9 , while Barrios is  2/5  to retain his WBC welterweight title. 

The draw is  16/1 .

• Mario Barrios:  15/8
• Ryan Garcia:  2/5

Odds provided by DAZN Bet, for full markets  click here

Odds correct as of February 19.

Where is the Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia fight?

The fight is set to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia form and history

Mexico and America are two nations who have produced some of the most profound fighters we’ve seen grace the ring - both Barrios and Garcia are of Mexican-American backgrounds and bring unrelenting speed and power to every bout. 

This bout travels beyond the sport and is engraved around a redemption arc around both warriors, with a victory for either can rewrite the entire narrative around both of them. 

A win for Barrios, 29-2-2, 18 KOs, will cement his reign as WBC welterweight champion as he defends his belt for the fifth time, keeping him at the top of his division as a true force that can’t seem to be stopped.

(Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom)

He comes into the fight in mixed form having drawn his last two bouts, to Pacquiao and Abel Ramos, having previously seen off Fabian Andress Maidana and Yordenis Ugas on decisions.

For Garcia (24-2, 20 KO's), a win will not only crown him champion in an entirely new division, but will serve as a silencer for what he sees as a lack of respect surrounding his position in the sport as a whole - proving that he belongs right where he stands.

He needs it, after a poor showing in a surprise defeat to Romero in May 2025, which was his first outing since his impressive victory over Devin Haney in 2024. That result was later voided and Garcia banned from the sport for a year for a failed drugs test.

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Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia tale of the tape

Mario Barrios

• Nationality : American
• Age: 30
• Height: 6' 0”
• Reach: 74"
• Total Bouts: 33
• Fight Record: 29-2-2 (18 KOs)

Ryan Garcia

• Nationality : American
• Age: 27
• Height: 5' 9”
• Reach: 70"
• Total Bouts: 27
• Fight Record: 24-2-2 (20 KOs)