Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia full undercard announced

Ryan Garcia has called the undercard for his February 21 clash with Mario Barrios “insane,” and indeed there are two world title fights at 140 lbs and some notable names in action.

Garcia will be challenging Barrios for the WBC welterweight title in the night’s main event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Whether the undercard would truly be called “insane” is up to your own feelings, but it’s unquestionably relevant in those two world title bouts, at least.

Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia undercard lineup

• Richardson Hitchins will defend his IBF super lightweight (140 lbs) title against Oscar Duarte. Hitchins (20-0, 8 KO) will be a clear favorite here, but Duarte (30-2-1, 23 KO) has won four in a row and, as much as anyone does, has earned a shot at this belt, he did what was asked.
• Gary Antuanne Russell will defend the WBA super lightweight title against Andy Hiraoka. This fight was meant to happen in December, back when Jake Paul was still scheduled to “fight” Gervonta Davis, but we’ll get it in February instead. Russell (18-1, 17 KO) hasn’t fought since taking that belt from Jose Valenzuela, and it will be just shy of a year out of the ring when he fights next month, but that’s pretty tame for a Russell, honestly. Hiraoka (24-0, 19 KO) has built up his record against largely soft opposition in Japan, and this will be a chance for him to prove he’s the world class fighter he says he is.
• Former lightweight titlist Frank Martin (19-1, 13 KO) will return to face Nahir Albright (17-2, 7 KO) in another 140 lb bout, this one set for 10 rounds. Martin fought in early December, beating Rances Barthelemy after 18 months on the sidelines following his loss to Tank Davis in 2024. Albright is coming off of a win over Kelvin Davis, which was kinda framed as an upset but wasn’t, and then a post-fight scuffle backstage with Kelvin’s brother, Keyshawn, whom he’d faced in his prior bout in 2023. So this will be the first time in nearly three years that Albright has fought someone outside of the Davis family.
• Bektemir Melikuziev (16-1, 10 KO) faces Sena Agbeko (29-4, 23 KO) in a super middleweight fight. Melikuziev has won nine straight following his one-punch stunner loss to Gabe Rosado almost five years ago, including beating Rosado in a rematch, but the matchmaking continues to be pretty cautious for the 29-year-old Uzbek, as Golden Boy try to guide him into a world title fight without taking a huge risk. Agbeko is a decent fighter, but was stopped in two by both David Morrell and Osleys Iglesias in 2023-24; those are two really good fighters, but still, he doesn’t have a notable win since 2022, and his two most recent victories both came in two different Sioux City locations, one in Iowa and one in Nebraska, and he hasn’t fought since 2024.

What do you think of the undercard?