{"id":559095,"date":"2026-04-30T17:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/559095\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:37:12","slug":"conor-benn-tells-ryan-garcia-sign-it-as-fight-talks-stall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/559095\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Benn Tells Ryan Garcia \u2018Sign It\u2019 As Fight Talks Stall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Benn clearly felt he was the man for the job, accusing KingRy of talking too much and challenging him to make the fight official.<\/p>\n<p>When a fighter is genuinely locked in on an opponent, they usually name-drop them at every opportunity to build the hype. Garcia simply shouting for \u201canyone\u201d to \u201crun the scrap\u201d in his post on X yesterday suggests he might be casting a wide net rather than focusing on the one guy currently hounding him.<\/p>\n<p>There might be a reason why Ryan might be cooling on the idea of Benn right now. The biggest hurdle is the drama between Golden Boy and <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Paramount\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/go\/paramount\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Zuffa Boxing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since Benn signed that multi-fight deal with Dana White, Oscar De La Hoya hasn\u2019t been shy about his skepticism. He recently questioned how Benn expects to make big fights while tied to Zuffa. Ryan might realize that no matter how much he posts, the corporate standoff makes it a logistical nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>While Ryan is calling for \u201canyone,\u201d De La Hoya has been very public about wanting the Devin Haney rematch next. A return to that rivalry, especially with a WBC belt on the line, is a massive money-maker that doesn\u2019t involve the headache of working with a rival MMA-adjacent promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Benn is the WBC #1 mandatory, so he\u2019s not an easy out. Even though Benn\u2019s recent performance against Regis Prograis had critics calling him \u201cfood,\u201d he\u2019s still a dangerous, high-pressure fighter. If Ryan isn\u2019t 100% sold on the business side of the Zuffa deal, he might see more \u201creward\u201d in a unification bout or a Haney sequel than in a mandatory defense against Benn.<\/p>\n<p>By not mentioning Benn specifically, Ryan keeps his options open and avoids being cornered into a fight that his own promoter seems hesitant to greenlight.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"497\">Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, recognized for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fight landscape. His reporting focuses on major bouts, divisional developments, and the sport\u2019s most discussed storylines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Benn clearly felt he was the man for the job, accusing KingRy of talking too much and challenging&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-559095","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\/559095","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=559095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}