‘I want Teófimo’: Ryan Garcia calls out rivals after two-round destruction of Conor Benn

Garcia stops Benn 1min 25sec into second round Champion floors challenger with concussive right López, Haney, Stevenson among possible fights Ryan Garcia needed less than four minutes to blow away Conor Benn before turning his sights on the rest of the welterweight division. The 28-year-old American demolished Benn inside two rounds on Saturday night to retain his World Boxing Council championship at 147lb, dropping the British challenger with a concussive right hand before the referee stepped in moments later at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The sensational finish ignited the mostly pro-Garcia crowd of 18,855 on Mexican Independence Day weekend. Then, with Teófimo López taunting him from ringside and threatening to storm the ring, Garcia made it clear he was ready to take on all comers. Continue reading...

Bryan Armen Graham · Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 10:58 PM
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‘I want Teófimo’: Ryan Garcia calls out rivals after two-round destruction of Conor Benn

Garcia stops Benn 1min 25sec into second round
Champion floors challenger with concussive right
López, Haney, Stevenson among possible fights

Ryan Garcia needed less than four minutes to blow away Conor Benn before turning his sights on the rest of the welterweight division.

The 28-year-old American demolished Benn inside two rounds on Saturday night to retain his World Boxing Council championship at 147lb, dropping the British challenger with a concussive right hand before the referee stepped in moments later at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The sensational finish ignited the mostly pro-Garcia crowd of 18,855 on Mexican Independence Day weekend. Then, with Teófimo López taunting him from ringside and threatening to storm the ring, Garcia made it clear he was ready to take on all comers.

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