Ryan Garcia wrests Mario Barrios' WBC title in one-sided win - ESPN

LAS VEGAS — Ryan Garcia finally secured the one thing that had eluded him for his professional career: a world championship.

Garcia's first two punches in Saturday night's fight knocked down Mario Barrios, and he cruised to a unanimous decision to capture the WBC welterweight championship. Garcia put together arguably the most complete performance of his career as the judges scored the bout 119-108, 120-107 and 118-109.

Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs) relied heavily on his right hand instead of his vaunted left hook to bludgeon Barrios around the ring for the duration of the fight. He surprised Barrios from the opening bell, pummeling him with a pair of right hands that sent him to the canvas.

From there, Barrios couldn't handle the constant pressure, as Garcia landed a variety of punches to the head and body. When Barrios thought a left hook was coming, Garcia would slam an overhand right, fire the jab or sink a left hook to the body. Garcia's variety and blistering speed forced Barrios into a shell for most of the fight, and he was unable to put together his usual high volume of punches.

«It was one of the fights where I wanted to show you my whole arsenal,» Garcia said. «I believe it was like a master class, but I should have got the knockout, to be honest. It wasn't just a left hook. Y'all were saying watch out for my left hook the whole time, but you saw my right hand working tonight.»

During his stellar performance, Garcia injured his right hand, which probably saved Barrios from being stopped. Still, it was one of Garcia's finest moments in his pro career, and he finally reached the lofty expectations placed on him when he turned pro a decade ago.

In the past couple of years, Garcia, 27, had gone 1-2 with a no-contest. He