Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn | Paramount+ - September 12, 2026

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Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn set for Sept. 12 in Las Vegas

The long-rumored welterweight championship bout between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn is finally official.
Garcia will defend his WBC 147-pound title against Benn on September 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Their 12-round fight was officially announced on social media Wednesday evening.

The Garcia-Benn card will be live globally on Paramount+ and exclusively on DAZN across UK and Ireland, with Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs, 1 NC) making his first world championship defense.

It means returning to the same location where he outboxed and outpointed Mario Barrios, winning a wide unanimous decision (119-108, 120-107, 118-109) on February 21. That victory was his first since December 2023, where he stopped Oscar Duarte in the eighth round of their 140-pound catchweight contest.

The Victorville, California native’s majority-decision victory over rival Devin Haney in April 2024 was changed to a no-contest because Garcia tested positive for ostarine, a banned substance.

Garcia, 27, is The Ring’s No. 5-ranked welterweight.

England’s Benn (25-1, 14 KOs) will get his first world title opportunity. He last fought at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds in April 2022, when the son of British legend Nigel Benn stopped Chris Van Heerden in the second round.

Benn, 29, is coming off a one-sided, unanimous-decision victory over two-time junior welterweight titleholder Regis Prograis on April 11 in a 10-round, 150-pound catchweight bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.


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ANNOUNCED: Ryan Garcia will defend his WBC welterweight world title against Conor Benn on September 12th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Live globally on Paramount+ and exclusively on DAZN in the UK and Ireland

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Finally official! Big-time fight on Sept. 12 between two of the sport’s top stars from the U.S. and U.K. as Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn start to sort out a loaded welterweight division. Paramount+ in the U.S. and DAZN in the U.K.

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There were signs in his last fight that Conor Benn 'has been struggling to maintain his form at 147 pounds. This was to be expected, because he has not fought competitively at this weight class since 2022'.

Note: Stylistically Ryan Garcia is both a better more proven boxer than Conor Benn 'and I also think he has more proven power, by quite a distance'.

I see Ryan Garcia as a strong favourite to win 'if he executes a solid training camp, and fight'.

Conor Benn although he is not challenging for a World title 'really has not fought his way through the rankings. I don't think fighting a dead at the weight Chris Eubank Junior back to back at 168 pounds, is great preparation'.

From a pure boxing perspective, Conor Benn ''is in my opinion under-prepared for this challenge. All of his fights have been manufactured in a way, so the likely-hood of him winning is increased'.

This has been great for his career, in terms of creating a narrative 'that he is some sort of monster fighter. But not so great for his career, in terms of developing him as a fighter'.

Fighting for the Lonsdale British title, and European titles 'that sort old school progression would have benefited him more, as a future title contender'.

I would be surprised if Conor Benn wins this fight 'if he does? It may be due to Ryan Garcia sabotaging himself during training camp with poor work ethic' etc.

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Ryan Garcia-Conor Benn fight confirmed for September 12 in Las Vegas

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya has confirmed to Boxing Scene that his fighter, WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia's first title defense will be against the UK's Conor Benn on September 12, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight, which will be broadcast globally on Paramount+ and on DAZN in the UK, will be co-promoted by De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and Dana White's Zuffa Boxing.

Garcia, 25-2 (20 KOs), of Los Angeles took the WBC belt from Mario Barrios in February of this year via wide unanimous decision, giving the 27-year-old his first major world championship after having previously held the WBC Interim world lightweight title in 2021.

Benn, 25-2-1 (14 KOs), the No. 1 contender for Garcia’s WBC title, was last seen taking a unanimous 10-round decision over former champion Regis Prograis in April. Before that, the 29-year-old gained revenge for the only defeat of his professional career, a decision loss in April 2025 to Chris Eubank Jnr, by dropping Eubank Jnr twice on the way to winning a unanimous 12-round decision in the November 2025 rematch.

The Garcia matchup will be the first world title challenge of Benn's career. He and Garcia have been going back-and-forth in a war of words for months in the leadup to today’s official announcement.

Garcia had previously revealed his intention to face Benn on the Jimmy Fallon Show, earlier this year.

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Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn set for Sept. 12 in Las Vegas

The long-rumored welterweight championship bout between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn is finally official.
Garcia will defend his WBC 147-pound title against Benn on September 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Their 12-round fight was officially announced on social media Wednesday evening.

The Garcia-Benn card will be live globally on Paramount+ and exclusively on DAZN across UK and Ireland, with Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs, 1 NC) making his first world championship defense.

It means returning to the same location where he outboxed and outpointed Mario Barrios, winning a wide unanimous decision (119-108, 120-107, 118-109) on February 21. That victory was his first since December 2023, where he stopped Oscar Duarte in the eighth round of their 140-pound catchweight contest.

The Victorville, California native’s majority-decision victory over rival Devin Haney in April 2024 was changed to a no-contest because Garcia tested positive for ostarine, a banned substance.

Garcia, 27, is The Ring’s No. 5-ranked welterweight.

England’s Benn (25-1, 14 KOs) will get his first world title opportunity. He last fought at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds in April 2022, when the son of British legend Nigel Benn stopped Chris Van Heerden in the second round.

Benn, 29, is coming off a one-sided, unanimous-decision victory over two-time junior welterweight titleholder Regis Prograis on April 11 in a 10-round, 150-pound catchweight bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.