FANS bizarrely raged as Conor Benn was stopped by Ryan Garcia in just the second round of their welterweight championship bout.
Benn, 29, was brutally dropped by his American foe at the start of round two.
The Brit survived an eight-count but then found himself pressed up against the ropes.
Referee Thomas Taylor initially decided to give Benn one more chance to defend himself.
But as the barrage continued, the referee felt he had no choice but to stop the bout.
Incredibly, many fans on social media criticised the stoppage and felt that Taylor had gone early.
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One wrote: “Excellent performance but another poor stoppage.”
And a second fumed: “Terrible Stoppage!”
A third raged: “WTF THAT WAS A TERRIBLE STOPPAGE”.
And another added: “MF REF should have let Garcia finish Benn completely.
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“What the f*** was he doing, that was little early STOPPAGE”.
MMA fighter Dillon Danis claimed: “early stoppage”.
Benn was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after his defeat.
But he did update fans via social media – and refused to blame the referee.
He wrote on X: “Not my night, no excuses. @RyanGarcia you’re a great champion”.
Garcia, meanwhile, thanked the people of Mexico before vowing to clean out the division.
The Californian said: “I have always had the right hand, but I carried a lot of injuries so I couldn’t really show it.
“I know people question my Mexican heritage because I don’t speak Spanish.
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“But I always feel my people with me and I do it for them.
“Teofimo Lopez can get it next. I want to clean the division out; I want Devin Haney‘s a** again, too.”
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Conor Benn was brutally knocked out by Ryan Garcia in their world title bout in Las Vegas.
The British star lasted just two rounds with the WBC champion before a right hand sent him crushing to the canvas.
It was the Destroyer’s first shot at a world title, and his second fight under Dana White‘s Zuffa Boxing brand.
He was attempting to emulate his father, Nigel, in becoming a world champion, but his dreams were shattered in Las Vegas.
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