Ryan Garcia beat Mario Barrios handily in Las Vegas to become WBC Welterweight World champion. Devin Haney \u2013 perhaps Garcia\u2019s biggest rival, certainly his most bitter \u2013 was watching closely.<\/p>\n
Barrios had no answers for a dialled in Garcia, who dominated proceedings from start to finish<\/a> with a knockdown in the first and very little to worry about through 12. The 27-year-old joins Lewis Crocker, Rolando Romero and Haney among the division\u2019s titleholders.<\/p>\n Taking to X post-fight, Haney cast up the new titlist\u2019s past failed doping test, unwilling to give him clean credit.<\/p>\n \u201cRyan off that good juice.\u201d<\/p>\n Ryan off that good juice<\/p>\n \u2014 Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Haney\u2019s reaction stems from Garcia testing positive for Ostarine after their fight. Despite claiming innocence, what was initially an upset points win for Garcia was overturned to a no contest and he served a one-year doping ban.<\/a><\/p>\n A rematch between the pair now becomes a unification and thus more intriguing. Though the loss was scrubbed from Haney\u2019s record, he was floored three times during the fight and will be keen to put up a better account of himself if they face off at welterweight \u2013 a more comfortable division for both, as evidence by Haney\u2019s impressive win over Brian Norman Jr in November of last year to become the WBO champion.<\/p>\n Garcia, however, has another target higher on his list. Post-fight, he called out Shakur Stevenson, and the recently crowned four-weight world champion has made no secret he is keen on accepting. Stevenson then laid out two conditions: a 144lbs catchweight and Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency testing.<\/p>\n