Ryan Garcia impressively defends WBC welterweight title with 2nd-round TKO of Conor Benn
Garcia dropped Benn with a right hand and ended the fight with a flurry, improving his record to 26-2 and sending 18,855 fans home early.
- On Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia retained his title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, stopping Conor Benn via second-round TKO.
- Benn's return to the 147-pound division involved a 'brutal' weight cut; rehydration footage revealed he gained 32.4 pounds to 178.4 pounds after weighing in at 146 pounds on Friday.
- Referee Thomas Taylor stopped the fight at 1:25 of the second round after Garcia dropped Benn with a right hand and unleashed a relentless flurry of punches.
- Benn was transported to a local hospital for observation following his second career loss, while Garcia improved to 26-2 with 21 career knockouts.
- Potential opponents including WBA champion Teofimo Lopez, Rolando Romero, and Shakur Stevenson now loom as targets for Garcia's next high-value unification bout.
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Garcia impressively defends WBC welterweight title
After taking 10 years to win his first world championship, Ryan Garcia on Saturday night needed only 4 minutes, 25 seconds to finish off Conor Benn in the first defense of his WBC welterweight title.“I kind of figured he would just come at me crazy,” Garcia said. “Second round, I said I’m tired of h
Less than five minutes were enough for the champion to defend his crown, pocket about 15 million dollars and still hold breath to challenge two rivals from the ring itself.
The British boxer was taken to the hospital after losing the championship fight
The British boxer was taken to the hospital after losing the championship fight.American boxer Ryan Garcia defended the WBC welterweight title by defeating British Conor Benn by technical knockout. Garcia was awarded the victory in the second minute...
The American fighter kept his WBC belt of welters weights by sending his English opponent to the carpet this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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