Mario Barrios will defend his WBC welterweight title against Ryan Garcia on February 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, it was announced on Monday.

The bout between Barrios and Garcia has been in the works since early November, but Monday’s announcement revealed that the fight will headline “The Ring: High Stakes” show on DAZN.

“This is my division, my time, and I’m ready to show the world why the WBC title stays right here,” said Barrios.

“I will be world champion on February 21," countered Garcia.

Barrios and Garcia are both looking to get back into the win column following a recent run of mixed results.

Barrios (29-2-2, 18 KOs) is coming off a majority draw in July against Manny Pacquiao, a fight many believed the then-46-year-old Filipino legend won. In his previous fight in November 2024, Barrios was dropped and fought to a split draw against Abel Ramos.

Barrios initially picked up the interim version of the WBC belt in September 2024 courtesy of a unanimous decision win against Fabian Maidana. Barrios was elevated to the sanctioning body’s full titleholder once former undisputed champion Terence Crawford left the division. The 30-year-old San Antonio native is The Ring’s No. 10-rated fighter at 147 pounds. Barrios scored a career-best win against Yordenis Ugas in 2023, and his losses have come against Gervonta Davis and Keith Thurman.

To prepare for the occasion against Garcia, Barrios has linked up with his rival’s former coach Joe Goossen. Garcia and Goossen had a three-fight run that ended in 2023 following a knockout loss to Gervonta Davis.

Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs, 1 NC) last fought in May on The Ring's Times Square card and suffered a knockdown and unanimous decision defeat against Rolando Romero during his welterweight debut.

The matchup marked Garcia’s first fight since serving a one-year suspension due to testing positive for performance-enhancing drug Ostarine following his three-knockdown, majority decision win against Devin Haney, a result that was later ruled a No Contest.

Garcia has secured only one win since 2023, an eighth-round knockout and career-best victory against Oscar Duarte.