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Ryan Garcia said it would not go five rounds. It did not go five minutes. Conor Benn was floored by a right hand and rescued at 1:25 of the second, and the welterweight picture just got a lot simpler.
No post-fight interviews, a precautionary trip to hospital on Dana White's say-so, and a short message on X. Conor Benn's first stoppage defeat leaves more questions than the fight itself answered.
Nine rounds of proper cruiserweight boxing, one man broken for the first time in his career, and an undisputed fight staring everybody in the face before the ring had even cleared.
Security had to hold Teofimo Lopez back from the ring while Ryan Garcia screamed for him from inside it. Two welterweight world champions, one unfinished rematch, and no good reason for any of it to stall.
Thomas Taylor waved it off with Conor Benn upright against the ropes, and the internet did what the internet does. Here is why the referee got it right and the noise has it wrong.
Ten thrilling rounds at welterweight, a heavyweight left unconscious inside two minutes, and a former world champion comprehensively schooled. The Vegas undercard delivered more than the main event did.
He fought Ali twice, Frazier, Foreman and most of the rest of them, and in ninety-three professional contests nobody ever put him on the canvas. Not once. The toughest man in heavyweight history has gone.
Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn both made weight in Las Vegas. Luke Parker on the full T-Mobile Arena card, the rehydration gap, and a definitive prediction for tonight's WBC welterweight title fight.
Jai Opetaia and Noel Mikaelian made weight for tonight's cruiserweight unification co-feature in Las Vegas after a cease-and-desist attempt failed to stop it. Luke Parker's verdict and prediction.
Jose Ramirez and Alexis Rocha meet over ten rounds on the Garcia-Benn preliminaries in Las Vegas. Luke Parker on a genuine welterweight crossroads fight that deserved a far bigger stage.
Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn hit the scales in Las Vegas today. Luke Parker on the 1,610-day wait, the rehydration gap, and the final call on Saturday's WBC welterweight title fight.
The WBO has ordered Denzel Bentley to defend against Cuban mandatory Yoenli Hernandez, freezing the all-British-and-Irish unification with Aaron McKenna. Luke Parker on a two-year-old mandatory nobody could move.
Paulie Malignaggi says the best version of Conor Benn still does not trouble Ryan Garcia, and that Benn's real title shot passed him by in 2025. Luke Parker on a verdict that is harsh, and mostly right.
Oleksandr Usyk has replied to Tyson Fury's trilogy callout with a teasing video, and Fury answered within minutes. Luke Parker on what it means with Joshua-Fury still stuck on a venue.
Golden Boy is issuing a cease and desist to Zuffa Boxing and Paramount over alleged interference with Ryan Garcia. Luke Parker on the contract row hanging over Saturday.