Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn live updates, results and analysis

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  Brett Okamoto

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  Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: "Chuck and Tito," which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare time.
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• James Regan

Sep 12, 2026, 06:53 PM ET

Ryan Garcia takes on Conor Benn in the main event of a Zuffa Boxing card Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET).

Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs) is making his first defense of the WBC welterweight world title, which he earned with a victory over Mario Barrios in February. It will be Garcia's third fight at 147 pounds.

Garcia is a minus-330 favorite, according to DraftKings, and told "First Take" this week that he expects to win by knockout.

"He's simply just not at my level at all," Garcia said of Benn during an interview on "First Take" this week. "All he's going to do is try to bomb rush me, which I've already dealt with that my whole life, because he can't outbox me. So what is he going to do? He's going to come forward. That's it. That's all he can do."

Benn (25-1, 14 KOs) most recently fought at a 150-pound catchweight, earning a one-sided decision victory over Regis Prograis in April. Benn has since competed at junior middleweight and middleweight. The last time Benn fought at the 147-pound limit was more than four years ago, when he stopped Chris van Heerden in April 2022.

"It's brutal," Benn told ESPN on Wednesday about cutting weight for the fight. "It's hard, but I know what I signed up for. You think you look at the reward at the end of it, and it's a no-brainer. It's hell. ... So, making the weight has been the most painful thing I've ever done. But we're here now and no doubt I come out victorious."

Brett Okamoto and James Regan bring you everything from the event, including undercard results and round-by-round analysis.