LAS VEGAS — Three shots. Three setbacks. Now, Ryan Garcia gets what may be his final opportunity to prove he’s more than potential. Saturday night in Las Vegas, Garcia challenges WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in a fight that could either reignite his career or confirm the doubts that have followed him for years. At 27, Garcia still owns elite talent and global star power. But the runway isn’t endless anymore.
Garcia’s career has been a study in brilliance interrupted. Against Gervonta Davis, Garcia took the biggest risk of his life, agreeing to a 136-pound catchweight with a rehydration clause.