Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia face off tonight in Las Vegas with the WBC welterweight championship of the world on the line.
Benn is aiming to win his first-ever major title on a massive stage in what is only his second fight since that remarkable rematch win over generational rival Chris Eubank Jr at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last November.
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Since then, ‘The Destroyer’ has cut ties with long-time promoters Eddie Hearn and Matchroom to join forces with Zuffa Boxing on a lucrative contract, debuting under their banner with a gruelling unanimous decision win over former super-lightweight champion Regis Prograis on the Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov undercard in London in April.
Benn later signed a new five-fight, two-and-a-half-year deal with Dana White’s Zuffa, which begins with a high-profile title showdown against Garcia for a belt he has long been targeting.
It is a maiden defence for Garcia, who bounced back from his shock loss to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero in a WBA ‘regular’ welterweight title fight in New York last year by thoroughly outpointing and dethroning Mario Barrios in February.
That secured the former interim WBC lightweight champion his first full world title, after which he called out the likes of Shakur Stevenson before his inevitable collision course with Benn, who was made mandatory challenger at 147lbs by the WBC in December.
It will be Benn’s first outing at welterweight since he knocked out Chris van Heerden in the second round in Manchester in April 2022, having fought Eubank Jr twice up at super-middleweight before taking on Prograis at a catchweight of 150lbs.
He weighed over 150lbs for previous outings against both Rodolfo Orozco and Peter Dobson in 2023 and 2024.
Garcia vs Benn fight date and venue
Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn for the WBC welterweight title takes place today on Saturday September 12, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Garcia vs Benn fight time and ring walks
The event being held in Las Vegas means UK fight fans are in for a familiar late night - or an early morning, depending on your preferred approach.
Ring walks for the main event are expected at around 4am BST on Sunday morning, which is 11pm ET and 8pm PT on Saturday night in the USA.
The main card is set to get under way at approximately 1am BST, which is 8pm ET and 5pm PT. As ever, those exact timings are subject to change. There will be early undercards contests before that time.
How to watch Garcia vs Benn
TV channel and live stream: Garcia vs Benn is available to watch live and exclusively in the UK and Ireland via DAZN pay-per-view and DAZN Ultimate, at a cost of £24.99.
Those who have purchased the event can watch it live on the DAZN website and app. The event is being streamed on Paramount+ in the USA.
Live blog: You can follow the action live tonight with Standard Sport’s fight blog.
Garcia vs Benn undercard
Saturday’s undercard is headlined by a cruiserweight title fight between Zuffa and The Ring champion Jai Opetaia and WBC title-holder Noel Mikaelian, which Zuffa insist will go ahead as scheduled despite Don King Productions sending a cease and desist letter this week alleging that they hold exclusive promoting rights regarding Mikaelian.
Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn
Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelian
Da'Mazion Vanhouter vs Raphael Akpejiori
Mark Magsayo vs Andres Cortes
Oswaldo Molina vs Pablo Rubio Jr
Abel Gonzalez vs Raul Salomon
Vlad Panin vs Dakota Linger
Jose Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha
Sean Garcia vs Abraham Morales
Garcia vs Benn prediction
It is very difficult to know quite what to expect in Las Vegas this weekend, which is what makes this title bout so intriguing.
Benn was largely dominated in his first fight against Eubank Jr, returned the favour in the rematch and then made hard work of veteran Prograis, who announced his retirement immediately after the bout.
We have not seen Benn compete at welterweight for almost four-and-a-half years, while he worryingly admitted this week that he had been “dragged down to the pits of hell” during his weight cut and would immediately vacate the title if he beats Garcia before moving back up.
How he handles that gruelling cut is likely to prove a crucial factor, with the likes of former opponent Chris Algieri having expressed concern over pictures of Benn looking “drawn” and gaunt after twice fighting Eubank Jr at 160 pounds and weighed as much as 185 pounds.
Garcia is even more unpredictable, outclassing an unconvincing champion in Barrios after being majorly upset by Romero. He was brushed aside by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and beat up Devin Haney in a shocker, only to later be handed a one-year doping ban as the result of that latter fight was changed to a ‘no contest’.
Sublime on his day, there is simply no guessing what version of Garcia you might get for any given fight. But if he’s fully focused and puts together that power and mesmerising hand speed, he is one of the best in the business.
Fireworks appear guaranteed in one of the fights of the year, but we expect a drained Benn to fall short in his last welterweight clash.
Garcia to win by decision.
Garcia vs Benn weigh-in results
So much has been made about Garcia and particularly Benn making weight for this title fight, but both boxers did it successfully on Friday.
Garcia tipped the scales at 145.5lbs, while Benn came in slightly heavier at 146lbs - comfortably inside the 147lb welterweight limit and his lightest official weight for some seven years.
However, footage was later posted by DAZN on social media showing that Benn had quickly put back on a staggering 32.4lbs after rehydrating following the final weigh-in to rise up to 178.4lbs.
There is no rehydration clause in place for this contest, as there was for Benn’s meetings with Eubank Jr, meaning there is no limit to how much weight the fighters can put on between the final weigh-in and the bout itself.
Conor Benn is UP 𝗨𝗣 𝟯𝟮.𝟰 𝗣𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦 after rehydrating after today’s final weigh in! 😳💪
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) September 12, 2026
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Garcia vs Benn latest odds
Garcia to win: 1/3
Benn to win: 13/5
Draw: 16/1
Garcia to win on points/by decision: 5/2
Garcia to win by knockout, technical knockout or disqualification: 1/1
Benn to win on points/by decision: 6/1
Benn to win by knockout, technical knockout or disqualification: 5/1
Odds via UK betting sites (subject to change).
