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Today the upcoming welterweight title defense between Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia was officially announced for Feb. 21. During the announcement the sides held a kickoff press conference, with both fighters sharing some thoughts on the upcoming matchup. “I’m really honored to be part of this huge fight. This is how it’s supposed to be,” Garcia said. “WBC, I can’t thank ya’ll enough. The WBC, I love the WBC. Like, you have no idea how much I love the WBC…I am definitely super prepared for this fight, you guys. I’ve been really, really focused. You can do a lot of talking, at the end of the day the fight is Feb. 21. “I’m on my sh-t, I’m ready to put a beating on somebody. I’m hungry…My prediction, there’s going to be a lot of cuts in this fight, and it’s going to be a great fight. The one thing that we do know about Mario Barrios is that he’s a very durable fighter…[Barrios] got three guys that used to train me, not just Joe [Goossen]. This man called The Avengers. I call them The Traitors.” Mario Barrios would then share a few words following Garcia’s antics on stage. “Yeah, this is turning into a circus,” Barrios said. “The fight’s set, Feb. 21st. Ya’ll know what I bring every time I step in there. They said that he’s focused, that we’re going to get a Ryan that’s 100% and that makes me happy to hear, so when I whoop ass on Feb. 21 there won’t be no excuses…The boxing fans are going to get a great fight and this ain’t a fight that you want to miss.” The full press conference can be viewed in the video link at the top!

The Sundance Film Festival may be a little bittersweet this year. The festival, which kicked off on January 22 in Park City, Utah, will feature stars from Natalie Portman to Charli XCX, and films including breakout discoveries, tear-jerkers, comedies, thrillers, oddities that defy categorisation and maybe even a few future Oscar nominees. The pop-ups and sponsors will be out in full force on Main Street. The queues to get into the 90 movies premiering across 10 days will be long and the...

Orphaned after the collapse of Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis, Gary Antuanne Russell’s long-delayed WBA super lightweight title defense against Andy Hiraoka will join DAZN’s February 21st Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia show in Las Vegas. An Olympic standout who won his first 17 bouts inside the distance, Russell (18-1, 17 KO) has sadly inherited his brother’s rate of activity, competing just three times in the last three years. After dropping a narrow decision to Alberto Puello in a bid for the interim WBC title, Russell jumped right into a WBA title bout against Jose Valenzuela last March, outclassing “Rayo” to claim his first championship belt. Hiraoka (24-0, 19 KO) share’s Russell’s high-octane approach inside the ring and slow-motion movement outside of it, likewise fighting three times since September 2022. His most recent win was his biggest, a mauling of Ismael Barroso in September 2024. It’s a very good, if extremely cursed matchup that should produce fireworks. It’s also very funny to me that the main event isn’t even the best title fight on the card.