Ryan Garcia took to social media today to accept Conor Benn\u2019s challenge to fight him \u201cnext\u201d in a stadium in the UK. Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) offered Ryan a fight next, referring to himself as the \u201cmoney man.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garcia Says Yes Immediately<\/p>\n
Benn, 29, is riding high now after his weight stipulation-aided 12-round unanimous decision victory over Chris Eubank Jr. in a celebrity-like rematch last Saturday, November 15th, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. England.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m up 2-0 on Mr. Eddie Hearn. I would love to make it 3-0 and head to the UK. [It\u2019s] always been a dream of mine. LET\u2019S RUN IT,\u201d said Ryan Garcia on X<\/a> about his interest in fighting Conor Benn next.<\/p>\n Initially, Benn talked of wanting to challenge WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios next in March 2026 to \u201ctick a box\u201d of becoming a world champion for the first time. But now it appears that he\u2019s focusing on a much bigger fight that would bring in mega-millions, fighting Garcia.<\/p>\n \u201cYour head\u2019s next then. We can run it here in a stadium \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7. I\u2019m the money man. Come get it!! @RyanGarcia,\u201d said Conor Benn on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chasing the Mega-Millions<\/p>\n It\u2019s a wiser move for Conor Benn to go after the dough fighting Ryan, because it\u2019s far from a given that he would beat WBC champion Barrios (29-2-2, 18 KOs). If Benn is in a zombie-like physical state after returning to the 147-lb division after three years campaigning above the weight at 154 and 160, he could lose.<\/p>\n Barrios Would Be a Nightmare<\/p>\n The Barrios that we saw beat Yordenis Ugas in 2023 and Fabian Maidana in 2024 would be pure trouble for an emaciated, weakened Conor Benn. Mario may be viewed as the weakest link at 147, but he\u2019s got talent.<\/p>\n We haven\u2019t seen Benn beat a world-class-level fighter at 147, 154, or 160. Eubank Jr. isn\u2019t a middleweight; he\u2019s a 168-pounder, and one who has never beaten any of the sharks in that division. When Ryan Garcia is on, he\u2019s an excellent fighter. The version of Ryan that defeated Devin Haney and Oscar Duarte might be too much for an unproven fighter living off his famous father\u2019s name in Conor Benn.<\/p>\n Since 2014, Olly Campbell has brought readers clear ringside perspective and a steady voice on boxing\u2019s biggest nights.<\/p>\n Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb – An Analyst’s Perspective<\/a> \u00bb Ryan Garcia Accepts Conor Benn\u2019s UK Stadium Challenge, Calling Out the \u201cMoney Man\u201d for a Mega-Fight Next<\/p>\n Last Updated on 11\/18\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryan Garcia took to social media today to accept Conor Benn\u2019s challenge to fight him \u201cnext\u201d in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271311,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-271310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}