Ryan Garcia has introduced he might be preventing Conor Benn in a blockbuster encounter in Las Vegas on September twelfth within the first defence of his WBC welterweight title.
Talking on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Present on Monday, Garcia mentioned his subsequent opponent was “from the other side,” drawing a puzzled look from Fallon, who questioned aloud if the foe was an alien from a UFO.
“No, he’s from across the pond. I’ll just say his name: Conor Benn,” Garcia mentioned. “He’s talking a lot”.
Garcia recounted a narrative of when Benn grabbed him at an awards present two years in the past: “He pressed up on me, grabbed me, so it’s a little personal.
“I will actually put a whopping on this man, and we’ll ship him again to the UK sipping on some tea.”
Garcia, 27, claimed his belt in February, dethroning Mario Barrios with a large unanimous determination victory after flooring his man within the opening spherical.
Benn will return to the ring following consecutive main-event bouts towards Chris Eubank Jnr on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – the primary conflict was the 2025 battle of the yr earlier than Benn avenged defeat within the rematch.
Benn, 25-1 (14 KOs), returned to defeat former 140lbs champion Regis Prograis by unanimous determination on April 26.
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