Ryan Garcia: Rising Boxing Superstar’s Meteoric Rise
Ryan Garcia is an American professional boxer from Victorville, California, whose high-profile career has included a WBC interim lightweight title and a later WBC welterweight championship. The DAZN highlights below show his April 2024 bout with Devin Haney; the article’s career update reflects subsequent official results through October 2026.
Key title fights and career update
Garcia turned professional in 2016. In January 2021, he stopped Luke Campbell in the seventh round to win the WBC interim lightweight title. On April 20, 2024, Garcia knocked down Devin Haney three times and initially won a majority decision, but he missed the super-lightweight limit and could not win Haney’s WBC title. The New York State Athletic Commission later changed the result to a no contest after Garcia tested positive for ostarine.
Garcia’s later results changed his championship status: on February 21, 2026, he defeated Mario Barrios by unanimous decision to win the WBC welterweight title. He made his first defense on September 12, 2026, stopping Conor Benn in the second round, according to the WBC and the event’s official results.
Sources
- World Boxing Council: Garcia’s interim lightweight title win over Luke Campbell
- Associated Press: Garcia’s Haney result changed to no contest
- World Boxing Council: Garcia defeats Barrios for the welterweight title
- Official Garcia vs. Benn results: second-round TKO, September 2026
- Golden Boy Promotions: Ryan Garcia profile and bout history
