Summary

  • Benn beats count after being dropped with right hook in second round

  • Garcia gets stoppage later in second round to retain WBC welterweight title

  • Benn suffers second defeat as a professional

  • RESULT: Jai Opetaia stops WBC champion Noel Mikaelian in round nine

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  1. Postpublished at 04:46 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Jack Catterall is in the DAZN studio and he is itching for a welterweight world title shot. He's mandatory for the WBA title.

    Could we one day see a fight between Catterall and Ryan Garcia?

  2. Postpublished at 04:44 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Ryan Garcia says Conor Benn was "coming in reckless" and maybe that's the difference in experience.

    You can't be doing that against someone as sharp and talented as Garcia.

  3. Postpublished at 04:42 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    That right hook by Ryan Garcia to drop Conor Benn was HEAVY.

    Benn took his time to get up and he had a decent sway on him too.

    Benn wasn't taking too much damage on the ropes after that but Benn wasn't complaining.

  4. Postpublished at 04:41 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    What next for Conor Benn then? Think we'll be seeing him go up in weight but can he win a world title? Is he good enough?

  5. 'Great performance' from Garciapublished at 04:40 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Carl Frampton
    Retired world champion on DAZN

    Great performance. It was really really good. All I can really remember about the fight is the left hook. It did land quite a lot. It's so fast.

    The right hand as well, coming over the top was dangerous.

  6. Postpublished at 04:38 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    The signs were there in the first round. Garcia couldn't miss with that lightning-fast left hook and you felt as though something heavy was going to get to him.

  7. Postpublished at 04:36 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    There are obvious levels in boxing and I think we just saw them then.

    Elite stuff from Ryan Garcia. There wasn't really anything Conor Benn could do about it.

  8. 'The left hook was incredibly fast'published at 04:35 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Barry Jones
    Former world champion on DAZN

    The left hook was incredibly fast. Benn took a few earlier on, he seemed to be taking them well. He was keeping that right hand glued to his face, but they kept on getting through.

  9. Postpublished at 04:34 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    The two now embrace in the middle of the ring.

    I think Benn realises Garcia was just a level or three above.

  10. Postpublished at 04:34 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Could the referee have given Benn a bit longer? I don't know, maybe but he saved him from taking an awful lot of damage there.

  11. Postpublished at 04:32 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Benn was dropped at first by a stiff right hook bang on the button but he managed to beat the count.

    Garcia wasn't letting Benn off though and the onslaught continued on the ropes until the referee jumped in.

  12. IT'S ALL OVERpublished at 04:31 BST
    Breaking

    Garcia v Benn

    UNBELIEVABLE!

    Garcia stops Benn in the second round.

  13. Benn is downpublished at 04:30 BST

    Garcia v Benn

    Wow!

    Benn is dropped, he's wobbling all over the place.

  14. Postpublished at 04:29 BST

    Garcia v Benn

    A really gripping opening round. Both are certainly not shy about having a swing.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 04:29 BST

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    Honestly Garcia should walk this, the only hope Benn has is that he’s being looked past for “bigger” name future fights and Garcia doesn’t fully concentrate.

    Alex

  16. Round onepublished at 04:29 BST

    Garcia v Benn

    Garcia clips Benn with an early left hook and it knocks Benn slightly off balance in the opening 30 seconds. The left hand lands again as Benn walks on to another one.

    Now Garcia comes in with two hard rights before Benn nails Garcia to the body.

    Garcia's speed is proving too much for Benn in the opener but the Brit smiles as the bell rings.

  17. Ding, ding, dingpublished at 04:25 BST

    Garcia v Benn

    Listen to the noise!

    Can Benn take the WBC welterweight title from Garcia? We're about to find out.

  18. Tale-of-the-tapepublished at 04:25 BST

    Garcia v Benn

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  19. Entertainer or champion? Which Garcia turns up?published at 04:24 BST

    Garcia v Benn

    Kal Sajad
    BBC Sport boxing journalist at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

    Ryan Garcia has been the far more erratic of the two this week, although we have perhaps come to expect that from him.

    Garcia appeared on WWE’s Monday Night Raw in July and at times this week he has brought that same wrestling-style energy - shouting, performing and playing to the crowd.

    Away from the cameras, though, we spoke to him on Tuesday and saw a very different side. He was polite, engaging and showed very little ego.

    He is clearly a showman. The question tonight is whether he can flick the switch and become the disciplined world champion again once the bell rings.

  20. Postpublished at 04:23 BST

    Garcia v Benn

    Wow, I can't wait to witness what's about to happen in this one.

    Will Conor Benn pull off what very few think he's capable of or will Ryan Garcia be too much for him?

    We're going through the introductions. Heavy boos for Benn.