Ryan Garcia will make the first defense of his WBC welterweight title against Conor Benn on September 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The fight will be broadcast globally on Paramount+ and on DAZN in the United Kingdom. Golden Boy Promotions and Zuffa Boxing will co-promote the event.
Garcia won the WBC title by defeating Mario Barrios via wide unanimous decision in February. The victory gave the 27-year-old his first full world championship.
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Benn enters as the WBC’s No. 1 contender and will challenge for a world title for the first time. He most recently defeated Regis Prograis by unanimous decision in April.
Before that, Benn avenged his April 2025 defeat to Chris Eubank Jr. by dropping him twice and winning their November rematch by unanimous decision.
