WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios says he’s not sure if Ryan Garcia deserves a title shot towards him when he returns from his suspension in 2025.
Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) states that as a result of Ryan examined constructive for a banned PED, he’s unsure that he would wish to become involved with him. He feels that Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) ought to return and get some fights below his belt earlier than he considers defending his WBC 147-lb title towards him.
Curiously, Barrios might be making a title protection of his WBC belt towards Abel Ramos (28-6-2, 22 KOs), a fighter with a 1-2 report in his final three fights, once they meet on November fifteenth at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
If Ryan doesn’t deserve a title shot, why is Ramos being given an opportunity to problem Barrios for his WBC belt? Ramos has misplaced two out of his final three fights to Cody Crowley and Luke Santamaria. The place are the requirements for that battle? Possibly Ryan wants to start out shedding the way in which Ramos is to get a title shot towards Barrios.
“Does he actually deserve it? If he comes again. Yeah, it might be good cash,” mentioned Mario Barrios to the media when requested if he would welcome defending his WBC welterweight title towards Ryan Garcia subsequent yr when he returns from his suspension.
Barrios was lately elevated to full WBC champion outdoors of the ring. He didn’t really win his welterweight title. He received the WBC interim belt towards Yordenis Ugas final yr on September thirtieth after which was later elevated to full champion. It’s not the best technique to change into a champion, however Barrios wouldn’t flip it down.
“Hopefully, he comes again and will get on his s***, and he will get a few of the fights that he needs,” mentioned Barrios about Ryan Garcia. “It’s bizarre. The entire thing with Haney and him. Him popping up soiled. Regardless, as a fighter, I’ve bought my very own views on that. It’s f*** up.”
Barrios will not be considering issues by means of. The cash he would get combating Ryan Garcia could be way over he’ll obtain defending towards Abel Ramos or whoever PBC digs up for him after that battle in 2025.
If Barrios goes to show down Ryan, he could remorse it later as a result of he’s not a adequate fighter to carry onto his WBC title for any size of time with out being protected by his administration. We already noticed ring-rusty Keith Thurman beat Barrios by a one-sided 12-round unanimous determination coming off a two-and-one-half-year layoff on February 5, 2022. Earlier than that, Barrios was knocked out within the eleventh spherical by Gervonta Davis on June 26, 2021.
Barrios has received his final three fights since, beating journeyman Jovanie Santiago, Yordenis Ugas, and Fabian Maidana. Ugas was coming off a knockout loss to Errol Spence in a battle wherein he suffered a watch damage. This wasn’t the contemporary Ugas that had misplaced a questionable 12-round break up determination to Shawn Porter on March ninth, 2019.
“Like I mentioned. If he comes again, cleans up, and continues to achieve success, yeah, I’d welcome a battle with him,” mentioned Barrios. “As a fighter, we’re placing our lives on the road each time we step in there. I believe it reveals extra about your character than no matter it’s you’re popping up soiled for.”
The possibilities are that Barrios received’t be the WBC champion for much longer. So, if his promoters are considering issues by means of clearly, they need to give Ryan Garcia or Devin Haney a title shot in 2025 if both of these in style fighters reveals curiosity. Even Regis Prograis could be an improve for Barrios to Ramos and the fellows he’s been going through since his loss to Thurman in 2022.
“I get it. I believe it’s a little bit bit additional, however I get it,” mentioned Barrios about his ideas on Haney suing Ryan. “Our lives are on the road. They’re going about it in an fascinating method. I don’t know. My staff handles all that. They convey the fights for me. We simply to the way in which that makes extra sense.
“I believe Ryan Garcia is a rattling good fighter. He has plenty of attributes about him which might be actually nice within the ring. What has occurred prior to now yr or two. Yeah, I do know I wouldn’t,” mentioned Barrios when requested if he wouldn’t wish to become involved in Ryan’s state of affairs.