Conor Benn set for WBC title test against Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas
The scheduled bout represents Benn’s first major opportunity to establish himself with North American boxing fans.
Conor Benn is scheduled to face Ryan Garcia for the WBC welterweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, in the biggest North American opportunity of his career.
Yahoo Sports reports that Benn has headlined major British events over the past two years, including fights against Chris Eubank and Regis Prograis. He lost to Eubank in April 2025 before avenging that defeat in November, then fought Prograis in April 2026.
The bout will be Benn’s third fight in the United States. The source says he previously fought in Long Island in 2017 and returned in Orlando for his comeback fight after a 2023 doping suspension.
Benn, the son of former champion Nigel Benn, recently signed with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing. His fight with Garcia is being presented as a test of whether his largely Britain-based profile can translate to a wider North American audience.
Garcia reportedly missed a planned face-off and arrived hours late to a subsequent media event. Benn said his priority was to deliver exciting fights with strong personalities, drama and value for audiences, describing that connection with fans as central to his idea of legacy.
The supplied material confirms only that the fight is scheduled and does not provide an outcome.
