Conor Benn vows to wreak havoc against Ryan Garcia to capture WBC welterweight title
Conor Benn has vowed to stop Ryan Garcia and "cause havoc" when they meet for the WBC welterweight title in Las Vegas on September 12; Benn says Garcia's mind games are "just noise" as he targets the belt once held by his father Nigel
Monday 10 August 2026 14:05, UK
Conor Benn has vowed to wreak havoc and stop Ryan Garcia in his quest to become world champion.
Benn will contest his first-career world title fight against WBC welterweight champion Garcia on September 12 in Las Vegas.
Garcia, one of the most high-profile fighters in the sport, has engaged in a war of words with Benn, but the Brit is focused on emphatically silencing the American once and for all.
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"It's all just noise," Benn told Sky Sports. "It doesn't really concern me, doesn't bother me. I'm just coming there to take his title off him.
"I plan on going in there and getting a stoppage, for sure. I'm just going to go in there and do what I do, which is plant one on his chin and try and put him to sleep.
"I prepare diligently hard and always put the work in. I've taken it with both hands and I'm coming in there to cause havoc."
Benn enters the fight off the back of beating Regis Prograis on the undercard of Tyson Fury's comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
It was at the same venue, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which staged Benn's epic two-fight rivalry with Chris Eubank Jr.
Having avenged his first professional defeat at the hands of Eubank Jr in their November 2025 rematch, Benn has set his sights on emulating his father Nigel by winning the WBC belt he held and defended in 11 fights between 1992 and 1995.
"For me to get a world title shot, the prestigious WBC world title, the belt my dad won, it's a blessing," he added.
"That's not my driving factor. My driving factor is to do it for myself. It's for me to prove that I'm one of the best in the world."
Garcia represents a marked step up in the quality of opposition Benn has faced previously, but he is relishing his underdog status.
"I like being the underdog," he said. "I think I perform at my best.
"I think every single one of my fights has led me to this moment. All the pressure I've had early on in my career has prepared me for nights like those at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
"It's prepared me for the noise and the drama and the chaos. So come September 12, it's nothing new, nothing different."
