Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn trade insults ahead of WBC title fight

Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn have engaged in heated verbal exchanges ahead of their WBC welterweight title fight scheduled for September 12. Garcia has accused Benn of preemptively making excuses regarding the difficulty of returning to the 147-pound weight class.

Benn has noted that this will be his final fight at welterweight, a comment Garcia interprets as a way to deflect blame should the weight cut impact his performance. Garcia also dismissed comparisons to previous weight restrictions Benn faced, noting that Benn will not be subject to the same rehydration clauses that affected him in past bouts.