Ryan Garcia has announced that he will defend his WBC welterweight title against Conor Benn in a blockbuster bout on September 12 in Las Vegas.
Talk about Jimmy Fallon tonight show On Monday, Garcia said his next opponent would be “from the other side,” drawing a puzzled look from Fallon, who wondered aloud if that opponent was an alien from a UFO.
“No, he’s from across the pond. I’ll call him Conor Benn,” Garcia said. “He talks a lot.”
Garcia recalled an anecdote about Ben grabbing him at an awards ceremony two years ago:
“I’m going to do something really bad to this guy, and we’re going to send him back to England for tea.”
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Connor Benn has signed a multi-year deal with Zuffa Boxing and says it is a ‘priority’ to face Ryan Garcia for the WBC World title next.
Garcia, 27, won the belt in February by defeating Mario Barrios in a unanimous decision victory after knocking down his fighter in the first round.
Benn is set to return to the ring after back-to-back main event matches against Chris Eubank Jnr at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Their first clash took place in 2025 before Benn got revenge in a rematch.
Benn, 25-1 (14 KO), returned to defeat former 140lbs champion Regis Prograis by unanimous decision on April 26.
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