Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia came face-to-face for the first time earlier today (Thurs., Jan. 22, 2026) in Los Angeles, Calif., at the conclusion of their kickoff press conference ahead of their upcoming WBC welterweight boxing match scheduled for Sat., Feb. 21 in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming live on DAZN.
Nevertheless, he is out to remind everyone he is still a threat despite his recent struggles in and out of the ring.
“At the end of the day, I know what I went through after the Haney situation, the scandal. I don’t really want to get into it too much, but it did take a toll on me. They wanted me to force to fight and I was uninterested it (against Romero) and it showed,” he said.
“In order to be a great quarterback like Tom Brady, you need to be able to forget about the last bad play and move on. And that is what this is, the next play and I got to go grab that title. I am hungry, exited an ready to put on a show.”
Check out their intense staredown in the video embedded above.
