Ryan Garcia dominates Mario Barrios in unanimous decision win and calls out Shakur Stevenson

Ryan Garcia dominated Mario Barrios on Saturday night to win by unanimous decision and capture the WBC welterweight championship.

Garcia (25-2, 20 knockouts) left little doubt he deserved the title, with the judges scoring the fight 119-108, 120-107 and 118-109.

The loss dropped Barrios to 29-3-2 (18 KOs) following his majority draw against Manny Pacquiao last July.

Garcia flew out the blocks as he dropped Barrios with an overhand right just 30 seconds into the bout. He didn't recklessly try to finish off Barrios, however, patiently using combinations to the champion's head. One such combo late in the third round briefly staggered Barrios.

"You know who I want. He's right there. Shakur Stevenson. Let's go. Let's run that," Garcia said in his post-fight interview on DAZN.

Stevenson beat Teofimo Lopez by unanimous decision to become a four-division world champion in January.

As Garcia kept picking his spots, 30-year-old Barrios had no real answers to counter the attack. Barrios occasionally landed a right, but nothing seemed to slow down Garcia.

Garcia went hard after Barrios in the fifth round, attacking him from the opening bell. He delivered multiple shots to Barrios' head, but unlike that first-round knockdown, nothing sent him to the canvass. There was little doubt, though, which fighter was in charge.