Ryan Garcia Impressively Defends WBC Welterweight Title with 2nd-Round TKO of Conor Benn
Garcia scored a second-round stoppage and made his first successful defense of the WBC welterweight title.
- On Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Ryan Garcia retained his WBC welterweight title by defeating Conor Benn via second-round TKO.
- The bout served as a career-defining crossroads for both fighters, with Garcia closing at-300 at BetMGM, requiring bettors to lay $300 to win $100.
- After staggering Benn with a second-round left uppercut, referee Thomas Taylor stopped the contest at 1:25 as Garcia landed a flurry of punches before a sold-out crowd of 18,855.
- Following the loss, Benn was transported to a hospital for observation, while Garcia positioned himself for potential bouts against ringside attendees Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney.
- Earlier on the card, Jai Opetaia stopped Noel Mikaelian in the ninth round of their cruiserweight championship fight, and Andres Cortes retained his belt by unanimous decision over Mark Magsayo.
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Garcia sent his opponent to the carpet, after 45 seconds in the second round, with a powerful right hook to the chin. Benn got up, but then suffered a series of violent blows before referee Thomas Taylor ended the fight, at 1 min 25 seconds in the second round. "I'm just happy. I feel at peace. I have this joy and peace and it feels good," said Garcia after his success. At 28, the American brings his record to 26 victories for two defeats, 21 of…
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Ryan Garcia impressively defends WBC welterweight title with 2nd-round TKO of Conor Benn
‘King Ry’ Ryan Garcia Annihilates Conor ‘The Destroyer’ Benn
Ryan Garcia defeated Conor Benn (25-2, 14 KOs) by a second-round TKO on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Zuffa Boxing card streamed on Paramount+. Garcia dropped ... continue ‘King Ry’ Ryan Garcia Annihilates Conor ‘The Destroyer’ Benn @ Boxing News 24
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