Live results: Ryan Garcia beats Mario Barrios to claim title – Video

The post-fight press conference wraps up the event.

Watch Ryan Garcia’s post-fight interview.

Ryan Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs, 1 NC) of Victorville, California, defeats San Antonio’s Mario Barrios (29-3-2, 18 KOs) by unanimous decision to become the new WBC welterweight champion. After 12 rounds, the judges scored the fight 119-108, 120-107, and 118-109.

On his way to victory, Garcia sent Barrios to the canvas in the first round.

Two more rounds to go in the main event between Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia, as Garcia looks to pull off the upset. Barrios needs a knockout.

Here’s a sneak peek, as Ryan Garcia is in control through seven rounds in his attempt to dethrone Mario Barrios and become the new world champion.

Ryan Garcia continues to dominate Mario Barrios.

Ryan Garcia knocks down Mario Barrios in the first minute of the fight.

Mario Barrios makes his ring walk to make the third defense of his WBC welterweight title against Ryan Garcia.

Ryan Garcia makes his ring walk as he looks to dethrone Mario Barrios and claim the WBC welterweight title.

It’s time for the main event: Mario Barrios defends his WBC welterweight title against Ryan Garcia.

San Antonio two-division champion Barrios (29-2-2, 18 KOs) makes the third defense of his belt, following draws with Manny Pacquiao and Abel Ramos.

Former interim WBC lightweight champion Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs, 1 NC) of Victorville, California, challenges for one of the major belts and looks to bounce back from a defeat to Rolando Romero.

Three-division undisputed champion Terence Crawford is in the building.

Gary Antuanne Russell (19-1, 17 KOs) of Capitol Heights, Maryland, defeats Japan’s Andy Hiraoka (24-1, 19 KOs) by unanimous decision. After 12 rounds, the judges scored the fight 117-110, 116-111, and 116-111.

With the win, Russell retains his WBA super lightweight title. Hiraoka, who was deducted a point in the 10th round for low blows, falls short in his first attempt to become a champion, suffering his first defeat.

Ryan Garcia is getting ready for his bid to dethrone Mario Barrios and become the new WBC welterweight champion.

It’s almost time for Mario Barrios to defend his WBC welterweight title against Ryan Garcia.

Gary Antuanne Russell (18-1, 17 KOs) of Capitol Heights, Maryland, defends his WBA super lightweight title against Andy Hiraoka (24-0, 19 KOs) of Japan.

Detroit’s Frank Martin (19-1-1, 13 KOs) and Nahir Albright (17-2-1, 7 KOs) of Philadelphia fight to a unanimous draw. After 10 rounds at super lightweight, all three judges scored the fight 95-95.

The super lightweight bout between Detroit’s Frank Martin (19-1, 13 KOs) and Nahir Albright (17-2, 7 KOs) of Philadelphia is underway. Here’s some action from Round 7.

Ryan Garcia arrives at the arena to make his latest attempt to become a world champion, as he challenges Mario Barrios for his WBC welterweight title. In his previous outing last May, Garcia fell short against Rolando Romero in his bid to claim the vacant WBA 147-pound belt.

Here’s what Mexico’s Oscar Duarte had to say after learning that his fight with Brooklyn’s IBF super lightweight champion Richardson Hitchins got canceled.

Detroit native Frank Martin (19-1, 13 KOs) takes on Philadelphia’s Nahir Albright (17-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-round super lightweight bout.

Bektemir Melikuziev (17-1, 11 KOs) of Uzbekistan scores a dominant seventh-round TKO over Ghana’s Sena Agbeko (29-5, 23 KOs) at super middleweight. The referee waved the fight off at 2:58 of the round.

Up next, Bektemir Melikuziev (16-1, 10 KOs) of Uzbekistan faces Sena Agbeko (29-4, 23 KOs) of Ghana in a 10-round super middleweight bout.

Amari Jones (16-0, 14 KOs) drops Luis Arias (22-7-1, 11 KOs) with a left hook on his way to a fourth-round TKO at middleweight. Arias retired on stool before the fifth round.

Kicking off the main card, Amari Jones (15-0, 13 KOs) faces Luis Arias (22-6-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight bout.

The title fight between Richardson Hitchins (20-0, 8 KOs) of Brooklyn and Oscar Duarte (30-2-1, 23 KOs) of Mexico has been canceled.

Hitchins – who was scheduled to make the second defense of his IBF super lightweight title – was forced to withdraw due to illness.

Meanwhile, the final face-off between Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn ahead of their rematch didn’t end nicely. They clash tomorrow night in Detroit.

Mohammed Alakel (8-0, 2 KOs) defeats Ronny Reyes (5-3, 1 KO) by second-round TKO at super featherweight, hurting his opponent with a left body shot. The stoppage came at 2:27 of the round.

In the event opener, Joshua Edwards (6-0, 5 KOs) defeats Brandon Colantonio (7-2, 1 KO) by unanimous decision. After six rounds at heavyweight, all three judges scored the fight 60-54.

The boxing action at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is about to begin, with free prelims streaming live on YouTube.

In case you missed it, check out the first face-off between David Benavidez and Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez moments ago at a kickoff press conference ahead of their bout in Las Vegas.

While waiting for the Barrios vs Garcia showdown, tune in to the David Benavidez vs Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez kickoff press conference. They officially announce their showdown on May 2 in Las Vegas and face off for the first time.

A day before the bout, both fighters made the required weight limit and are eligible for the WBC 147-pound title. Defending champion Mario Barrios weighed in at 147 lbs. Challenger Ryan Garcia showed 146.5 lbs.

In case you missed it – watch the full weigh-ins.

In his previous outing last May in New York, Ryan Garcia faced Rolando Romero – in case you missed it, watch the full fight.

In case you missed it – watch the full fight between Mario Barrios and Manny Pacquiao from last July in Las Vegas. Barrios put his WBC welterweight title on the line, while Pacquiao made his return to the ring after nearly eight years away.

At the weigh-in ceremony, Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia went face to face one last time ahead of their bout.

Barrios vs Garcia airs live on DAZN. The start time is 5:45 p.m. ET / 2:45 p.m. PT in the U.S. and 10:45 p.m. GMT in the UK.

In Australia, Barrios vs Garcia airs live on Sunday, February 22 at 9:45 am AEDT.