Conor Benn vs. Ryan Garcia - 12 September 2026

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Will be Netflix

[MPW]

If only we lived in a world where they could both lose the fight.

Yeah, that is a nice thought. Although we certainly don't want a draw, because then they're run it back at least one more time.

[tony1234]

If they fight in Vegas there'll probably be tens of thousands of British fans flooding the city

You mean tens

[Taansend]

If they fight in Vegas there'll probably be tens of thousands of British fans flooding the city

You mean tens

Or less

I don't mind Benn. I know he's a dick but I'd still like him to beat Garcia, just for the fuckery of it all.

Probably because his dad meant so much to me though.

[smiling assassin]

If they fight in Vegas there'll probably be tens of thousands of British fans flooding the city

You mean tens

Or less

I don't mind Benn. I know he's a dick but I'd still like him to beat Garcia, just for the fuckery of it all.

Probably because his dad meant so much to me though.

I despise the prick. Garcia smashes this fraud to pieces

[joshj909]

Anyone that travels to Vegas from the UK to support Benn can stay there. Can't imagine there's a decent person out there that likes him that much

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Anyone that travels to Vegas from the UK to support Benn can stay there. Can't imagine there's a decent person out there that likes him that much

Yh can’t imagine.

Brits love to travel though if it means a holiday or night out. Who knows how many would go.

Casuals follow Benn, but will they follow him to Vegas.

Unless they already live out there.

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[Taansend]

Anyone that travels to Vegas from the UK to support Benn can stay there. Can't imagine there's a decent person out there that likes him that much

Yh can’t imagine.

Brits love to travel though if it means a holiday or night out. Who knows how many would go.

Casuals follow Benn, but will they follow him to Vegas.

Unless they already live out there.

Ooh, where's the bitchy cat emoji

[Taansend]

This is confirmed now?

Come on Conor, beat that drug cheat.

The whole of Britain is behind you

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they both kinda got away with it all

[Taansend]

they both kinda got away with it all

Oh, I know.

Half the fighters are getting away with it. Sad, but true.

I like this fight though.

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Benn teases 'big announcement,' WBC title fight vs. Garcia

Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia have made it no secret they want to fight each other next.

Garcia has gone as far as to say the fight is set for September 12 in Las Vegas during an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in May. On Friday, during a Zuffa Boxing Q&A in Bournemouth, England, Benn added more fuel to the fire, saying he has his sights set on Garcia’s WBC welterweight title and that a big announcement will be made in the next 10 to 15 days.

“I’ve made no secret I want to fight for the WBC world title,” Benn said. “It’s the belt my dad won, and it’d be a dream for me to get that belt. The person’s doing a lot of talking, as he does. Hopefully, he signs the contract.”

Benn’s father, Nigel Benn, held the WBC title across two divisions between 1992 and 1996.

Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs, 1 NC), The Ring’s No. 5-ranked welterweight, won the WBC welterweight title with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios on February 21 in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old from Victorville, California, dropped Barrios inside the first 30 seconds of the fight before coasting to the most important win of his career.

Benn (25-1, 14 KOs) hasn’t fought at 147 pounds since 2022. He weighed 149.5 pounds for his last fight, a unanimous decision victory over former two-time 140-pound world champion Regis Prograis in a 10-round fight on April 11 at Tottenham Stadium in London.

Benn, of Essex, England, is ranked No. 1 in the WBC’s welterweight rankings.

While Benn, 29, acknowledges the pressure that comes with facing Garcia, he predicts a short night and he’ll take a significant step in cementing his own legacy.

“I got a lot to prove in this fight, not just to everyone else, but to myself,” Benn said. “Ten years ago, me as a kid who first turned over to be in a position I'm in now, where I can solidify my own legacy and prove irrelevant of all the noise, irrelevant of all the haters, irrelevant of all the no's. I'm going to go into this fight fueled with a chip on my shoulder to prove to the world that I will be the greatest WBC champion.

“I'm going to come out fast and put it on him and hopefully get him out of there early, within four.”

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Ryan Garcia feels responsibility as champion to fight anyone

Line ‘em up and sign ‘em up – that’s Ryan Garcia’s mentality.

The WBC welterweight champion is chasing all the smoke and has declared that he’s not dipping or dodging any dance that requires him to sign on a dotted line.

“As a champion, I have a responsibility to uphold boxing in the most respectful manner without putting myself in a bad predicament,” Garcia told Complex’s Matt Welty. “But I’m the type of person who will fight everyone, especially when all the terms are equal and fair. I’ll fight anybody.

“I’ve never been scared in my life to fight top competition, ever since the amateurs. I fought everybody. I fought in the hardest divisions. Now you see at 147 pounds, everybody wants to come here now. … I’m definitely gonna show the fans that I’m a great world champion.”

Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs, 1 NC) has claimed that he’s next facing Conor Benn on September 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but an official announcement has not been made following Garcia’s revelation May 18 during an appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.”

In addition to Benn, Garcia has been tied to a bevy of other bouts. He called out a host of top talent, including rematches against Devin Haney, Gervonta Davis and Rolando “Rolly” Romero, as well as fights against the likes of Shakur Stevenson, Teofimo Lopez and even Manny Pacquiao.

The 27-year-old Garcia, a native of Victorville, California, is ranked No. 5 by The Ring in the welterweight division. He last fought on February 21, when he dominated Mario Barrios by unanimous decision to win the WBC welterweight title.

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De La Hoya, Golden Boy issuing cease-and-desist letter to Zuffa, Paramount alleging Ryan Garcia interference

Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions are sending a cease-and-desist letter to Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, TKO Group Holdings, Paramount and Saudi Arabia’s Sela to immediately halt alleged interference with WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia, sources familiar with the situation told Boxing Scene Wednesday.

A day after telling reporters he’s open to negotiating with all major boxing promoters, including White and his first-year promotion, De La Hoya was said to be blindsided upon learning that Zuffa Boxing was poised to announce on Sunday’s UFC 328 event from the White House on Paramount+ that Garcia, 25-2 (20 KOs), would make his first title defense against Zuffa fighter and No. 1 contender Conor Benn, 25-1 (14 KOs), of England.

That bout has for weeks been rumored to occur on September 12 in Las Vegas.

De La Hoya attorney Ricardo P. Cestero of Los Angeles-based law firm Greenberg Glusker alleges in the letter, that also names Garcia advisor Guadalupe Valencia, that Golden Boy has not participated in any financial dealings or related negotiations they are obliged to participate in along with Garcia’s King Ryan Promotions.

Garcia, the letter states, is obliged to have his fights on Golden Boy’s streaming partner DAZN, not Paramount+.

“Golden Boy has not approved of or agreed to the terms of any such [Benn] bout, nor has Golden Boy been involved in the negotiations of any such bout,” Cestero writes in the letter reviewed by Boxing Scene.

“Accordingly, Golden Boy hereby demands that you immediately cease and desist from any negotiations or discussions …”

Having that mutual say is a critical element of Golden Boy’s longstanding relationship in promoting Southern California’s Garcia to a third title shot in February that resulted in a unanimous-decision victory over Mario Barrios.

At a news conference Tuesday, De La Hoya told Boxing Scene “there’s no update” on Garcia-Benn… “I’m hearing rumblings and rumors. Nobody’s talked to me. We obviously have the final say because I am Ryan Garcia’s promoter.

‘This is the one thing I can tell you: We work with every promoter, even if it has to be Dana White and Zuffa.”

White, the UFC CEO/president, is a constant punching bag of De La Hoya's on his “Clapback Thursday” social media posts.

“As much as I hate it, let’s go. Why not? Because the fighters want this fight. Ryan wants it. You have to work with the promoters to make these fights happen,” De La Hoya said. “If that’s what Ryan wants, that’s what he’s going to get. It’s a matter of details, a matter that all parties are happy.

“Ultimately, there has to be a conversation, whether they like it or not. We’re going to be on stage together, maybe a few feet away. Maybe the news conference will be more interesting than the fight, because of me and Dana White going at it. I’m ready. You know me.”

Earlier this week in England, Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom told reporters Zuffa Boxing has engaged in “scandalous” conduct by allegedly poaching his fighters, including former cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith.

"We have to protect our business because it's dangerous and damages aren't appropriate," Shalom told Boxing Scene. "We need to stop them from being able to take our fighters and staff.”

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Speaking with Froch on Fighting, two-division champion turned analyst Malignaggi said that he has not been impressed with Benn’s recent performances, and doesn’t believe the Brit has earned his place on the world stage.

“If his last name wasn’t Benn, he wouldn’t be anywhere near the level that he is on. Does that mean that I don’t like the fact that he is here? No. He has taken advantage of the name, he has been promoted well, he has been moved well, I don’t think that he is a world-class fighter, though.

“His best performances were around the PED suspicion, he has not looked good since, he looked bad against the corpse that was Regis Prograis. I don’t think that he is that good, honestly.”

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Conor Benn ready to fight Ryan Garcia ‘whenever he comes out of hiding’

Conor Benn has reiterated his desire to challenge WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia.

Benn, who has not boxed at 147lbs for several years, is the WBC’s No. 1 at the weight and it looked as though he was a lock to fight Garcia later this year.

But with the apparent issues between Golden Boy/DAZN, who represent Garcia, and Benn’s Zuffa Boxing backers, the proposed match is losing steam.

Speaking at a TKO event in Washington DC, Benn said he was sorry to be missing the induction of his father, Nigel, into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday, but that he was pleased to be in DC, where he will watch the UFC event on the White House lawn.

“The goal for me is to get the WBC world title,” said Benn. “It’s a belt I’ve dreamed of achieving since I was a kid. It’s the belt my dad won, and Ryan, I’m taking it and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Benn was then asked when the fight might happen.

The Essex man is 25-1 (14 KOs) and last boxed winning a decision over Regis Prograis in April.

Now 29, Benn said: “When am I fighting Garcia? When he fights his pen and whenever he comes out from wherever he’s hiding… He can get the smoke no problem. He’s getting smashed to pieces whenever he signs the contract.”

Garcia is 25-2 (20 KOs) and is yet to defend the title he won against Mario Barrios in February.