Ryan Garcia was energized when he learned that his former trainer Joe Goossen was training Mario Barrios for his fight against him on February 21, 2026. In a video clip, Garcia implied that Goossen was the mole who leaked information about his rib injury while preparing for his 2023 fight against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Ryan points the finger again
Ryan says there were only two people in the gym when he suffered the rib injury: his father, Henry Garcia, and trainer Joe Goossen. He says his father would not have said anything about the injury to Tank Davis’ camp. So, he blames Goosen.
Interestingly, Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs) split with Goossen in May 2023 shortly after he was stopped in the seventh round with a body shot by Gervonta on April 22, 2023. Goossen has been with Kingry for three fights since joining in 2022, Javier Davis Tagoe and Emmanuel Davis.
Goossen-Barrios pairing adds spice
“It’s music to my ears. It’s probably the best thing that could ever happen to this fight. It makes it more interesting and better content,” said Ryan Garcia. InsideRingShowwho was responding to his old trainer Joe Goosen training WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios for their fight in February.
Ryan reckons he would have done better against Tank Davis if he didn’t supposedly know about his rib injury. What he doesn’t admit is that he was already dropped by a headshot from Tank earlier in the fight in round two. It seemed clear from that point on that Ryan was out of his league. He only had brief moments in the fight, landing a few shots in the fourth.
Barrios (29-2-2, 18 KOs) has the power, toughness and enough skills to defeat any version of Ryan, even if the Kingry that fans saw in his win over Devin Haney would be vulnerable against Barrios. He was giving away rounds left and right to Devin in that fight. The only moments Ryan did well were the rounds where he hurt Haney in the 1st, 7th, 10th and 11th.
The Rib Injury ‘Mole’ Allegation
“He was already a mole the first time. He’s going to be a mole again, and PBC knows this is my last fight with Golden Boy. So, they sent the mole in to help Mario Barrios. Thank you. There were only two people in the gym when they saw my rib being cracked. And let’s just say that my father (Henry Garcia) wouldn’t say anything. It’s the guy (Joe Goossen) with a Canadian tuxedo,” Kingry said.
Last updated on 12/10/2025
