Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn lastly settled their long-running rivalry tonight in the primary occasion of a large Zuffa Boxing card at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas. With Garcia’s WBC welterweight championship on the road, each fighters entered the bout with a lot at stake in what was one of the anticipated boxing matchups of 2026.
Garcia entered the combat trying to make the primary protection of the world title he captured with a unanimous-decision victory over Mario Barrios in February. The 25-2 former interim champion got here into the matchup with 20 profession knockouts and the pace and energy which have made him one in all boxing’s largest stars.
Standing throughout the ring was Benn, who was trying to seize the primary world championship of his profession. The British contender arrived in Las Vegas driving a two-fight profitable streak, together with victories over Chris Eubank Jr. and Regis Prograis, and had earned his alternative towards Garcia with a collection of spectacular performances.
Each fighters efficiently made the 147-pound welterweight restrict Friday, with Garcia weighing 145.5 kilos and Benn coming in at 146 kilos.
Now, with the combat formally within the books, listed here are the Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn outcomes, together with round-by-round updates, highlights and the newest from the Las Vegas showdown.
Outcomes under:
Essential Card (Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn
Jai Opetaia vs. Noel Mikaelian
Mark Magsayo vs. Andres Cortes
Raphael Akpejiori vs. Da’Mazion Vanhouter
Prelims (Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET)
Abel Gonzalez vs. Raul Solomon
Pablo Rubio vs. Oswaldo Molina
Vlad Panin vs. Dakota Linger
Alexis Rocha defeated Jose Ramirez by way of unanimous resolution (98-91, 98-91, 97-92)
Sean Garcia defeated Abraham Morales by way of majority resolution (56-56, 58-54, 58-54)
