Ryan Garcia makes WBC 7-day weight check at 149.4 pounds

Scale discipline ends compliance talk as fight week begins in Las Vegas

Ryan Garcia hit 149.4 pounds at the WBC’s seven-day checkpoint, keeping his February 21 welterweight title fight with Mario Barrios firmly intact. With the scale settled, attention turns back to conditioning, pace, and what happens once the bell rings.

The check was conducted from Garcia’s Las Vegas hotel room and logged under the WBC’s formal monitoring process. Challengers must stay within a strict window above 147 in the final stretch of camp. Garcia came in safely under the 151-pound threshold, avoiding any late drama.

His advisor, Guadalupe Valencia, addressed the chatter directly.

“Ryan has been on weight and in full compliance with all the WBC rules and deadlines,” Valencia told Ring Magazine.

He added, “Anyone stating anything to the contrary is misinformed. I just spoke with the WBC President, who confirmed that Ryan is in full compliance.”

The attention followed a $5,000 fine earlier in camp for submitting medical paperwork past a deadline. The penalty did not move the fight date, but it kept Garcia under closer watch as the required checkpoints approached.

This seven-day mark was the one that mattered.

At this point in camp, fighters are sharpening combinations, drilling range control, and trimming the final pounds without draining their stamina. A clean number here signals structure. No late scramble. No brutal cut hanging over fight week.

The WBC has increased scheduled monitoring for title bouts in recent years. Every mark must be hit before a challenger is cleared for twelve rounds.

Garcia now moves toward the official weigh-in aligned with the scale. Barrios, a steady welterweight who starts with the jab, works behind it, and holds his ground inside, will test more than discipline on the scales.

If Garcia’s conditioning holds and his legs stay sharp, this becomes a fight about pace, shot selection, and who dictates range in the center of the ring.

The scale is settled. The rounds are next.