CONOR BENN fights for a world title for the first time in his career on Saturday in one of the biggest fights of the year against WBC champion Ryan Garcia!
The pair have engaged in a hostile build up to the Las Vegas showdown, with the Destroyer claiming that Garcia “ain’t got the heart or balls of a Mexican”.
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It is the Destroyer’s second fight under Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing brand – he beat Regis Prograis via unanimous decision on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
Now, only the American stands in the way of Benn fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a world champion.
In doing so, he would follow in his father Nigel Benn‘s footsteps, who was a WBO middleweight and WBC super-middleweight champion.
He has previously fought 26 times in his career, with his only loss coming in the first fight against Chris Eubank Jr – Benn avenged that defeat in their mammoth rematch.
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Garcia won the WBC strap in February against Mario Barrios and will make his first title defence against the Briton this weekend.
“King Ry” has lost twice in his 27-fight career, with his most recent defeat coming in 2025 against Rolly Romero via unanimous decision – he was also knocked out by Gervonta Davis two years earlier.
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When is Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn?
- Conor Benn’s first world title fight against Ryan Garcia will take place on Saturday, September 12 – due to the fight taking place in America, it will be in the early hours of Sunday morning in the UK.
- The main card gets underway at 1am BST (8pm ET), with the ring-walks for the main event expected at 4am BST (11pm ET).
- Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena will host the action.
How to watch Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn
- Visit DAZN.com or download the DAZN app and watch on mobile, Smart TV, console, streaming stick, and other connected devices.
- Click ‘Buy now’ to create an account or sign in.
- Purchase the Garcia vs Benn pay-per-view with a 7-day free trial (new customers only), or get it included in DAZN Ultimate with a minimum of 12 pay-per-views a year including Wardley vs Dubois 2 on October 17.
- Watch Benn’s first world title fight against American champion Garcia only on DAZN.
- Alternatively, SunSport will also keep you up to date on all the action with our live blog.
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In the US, the fight will be streamed exclusively on Paramount+.
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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Who is fighting on the Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn undercard?
The full night of action contains nine blockbuster fights, including cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia.
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- MAIN EVENT: Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn – WBC welterweight championship
- Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelyan – Ring magazine & Zuffa cruiserweight titles
- Oa’mazion Vanhouter vs Raphael Akpejiori – heavyweight
- Mark Magsayo vs Andres Cortes – lightweight
Prelims
- Oswaldo Molina vs Pablo Rubio – lightweight
- Abel Gonzalez vs Raul Salomon – super-middleweight
- Vlad Panin vs Dakota Linger – super-welterweight
- Jose Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha – welterweight
- Sean Garcia vs Abraham Morales – lightweight
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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.
October’s action doesn’t stop either, with Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois facing off in the rematch of their thrilling fight in May, while Canelo Alvarez returns against Christian Mbili on Halloween.
Here’s all the big fights coming up…
September
- Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN
- Sep 12 – Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelian
- Sat 19 – Isaac Cruz vs Nestor Bravo – DAZN
October
- Sat 3 – Ben Whittaker vs Conor Wallace – DAZN
- Sat 17 – Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 – DAZN
- Sat 31 – Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbili – DAZN
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