Ryan Garcia to defend WBC welterweight title against Conor Benn

Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn are scheduled to face each other on September 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The bout, co-promoted by Zuffa Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions, is for Garcia’s WBC welterweight world title.

Benn is dropping from the middleweight division to 147 pounds for this matchup, a weight class he has not competed in since 2022. While Benn has expressed a willingness to ‘risk it all,’ analysts note the move to welterweight represents a significant commercial opportunity to secure a world title.

Garcia enters the fight with a record of 25-2, including 20 knockouts, having recently won the WBC title against Mario Barrios. Benn holds a record of 25-1 with 14 knockouts. The build-up to the fight has been marked by tension, including a recent confrontation between the two fighters at a Fan Fest event in New York.