CONOR BENN has sparked more fears for his safety with a fresh look into his gruelling weight cut for his clash with Ryan Garcia this weekend.
‘The Destroyer’ will look to rip the WBC welterweight title from the American’s clutches in their Sin City showdown early on Sunday morning.
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The fight will be Benn’s first at 147lbs in FOUR YEARS as his back-to-back grudge matches with Chris Eubank Jr and his Tottenham tussle with took place at 160 and 150lbs respectively.
Benn, 29, gave boxing fans serious cause for concern late last month when he revealed his slender frame on social media.
And those concerns increased this weekend after he dropped a physique-update video on his Instagram.
Benn, whose career was almost derailed by a pair of failed drug tests in 2022, looked shredded to the bone as he flexed in the mirror.
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But he looked gaunt in the face and worryingly weight-drained just days before having to undergo a brutal cut down to championship weight.
His condition quickly became the talk of fight fans, with one writing on X: “He looks sick. I hope he rehydrates properly.”
Another said: “He looks bloody dreadful! Move up a weight, lad.”
And another said: “My word, he looks awful.”
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There’s a massive year of boxing ahead!
It has already been a blockbuster year inside the ring, and it is not going to stop anytime soon!
All eyes are focused on when Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will get in the ring, with the pair due to finally settle their decade-long rivalry.
Conor Benn fights for his first world title one week later against Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas – it is The Destroyer’s second bout for Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing.
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One remarked: “He looks washed out, drawn and frankly lifeless!”
Former WBO lightweight champion Jamel Herring chimed in: “Hope they’re paying close attention to him and his health. 🙏🏾.”
The growing concerns for Benn are even shared by his former promoter Eddie Hearn – despite their acrimonious departure.
The Matchroom supremo told Fight Hype: “Conor trains so hard. I know we’ve had our differences, but his work ethic is incredible.
“What he is doing to his body consistently, whilst being depleted, is really, really hard work.
“And you can see it in his face. Not just in the drawnness; I can actually see it in his eyes. I can see the pain in his eyes.
“Because when he’s at 160 and 154lbs, mate, he’s a beast and he’s coming out of training and eating and going again.
“Waking up, eating and going again.
Garcia vs Benn – all the info
Ryan Garcia will make the first defence of his WBC welterweight title against British superstar Conor Benn THIS Saturday.
The blockbuster Las Vegas event is under the arm of Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing promotion.
Garcia, 28, captured his first world title in February by securing a dominant unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios.
Benn, 29, is challenging for a world title for the first time in his professional career.
His sole professional defeat came against domestic rival Chris Eubank Jr in April 2025, a loss he quickly avenged with a dominant unanimous decision victory in their November 2025 rematch.
Benn enters the biggest bout of his life following a decisive points win over former world champion Regis Prograis in April, which marked his debut under Zuffa Boxing.
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“Now, he’ll be on a big calorie deficit and [on] fight week, he’ll be eating nothing, he’ll be on limited water – and that depletes you.”
“If he gets hit flush on the chin at 147 against Ryan Garcia, the fight is over.
“So he’s got to rely on his ability, but he likes to engage and he likes to jump in.
“Ryan is so reactive; he’s a great counterpuncher.
“Ryan can also be hurt, but I don’t think Conor’s going to punch hard enough at 47.
“You only have to look at him to know [that]. And that’s just now; he’s probably 154 or 156lbs right now.
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“He’s gonna have to drop seven or eight pounds between now and next week.
“Wait until you see him on the scales, it won’t be pretty.”