Conor Benn Questions Future After 2nd-Round KO Loss to Ryan Garcia
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 14
Conor Benn Questions Future After 2nd-Round KO Loss to Ryan Garcia
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 14
Summary
Conor Benn said he does not know what comes next after Ryan Garcia stopped him in round two of their WBC welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.
The 29-year-old called the defeat a personal and family cost, saying his immediate priority is spending time with his children after his first knockout loss.
Garcia ended the fight in under five minutes, dropping Benn with a right hook and forcing a referee stoppage against the ropes.
The setback came in Benn's first welterweight bout in two-and-a-half years after three fights at higher weights, including a 2025 split with Chris Eubank Jr, who mocked the weight cut online.
Garcia could next pursue a unification bout with WBA champion Teofimo Lopez, while Benn's latest defeat again puts focus on a career shaped by weight shifts and past drug-test controversies.