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. Benn has 'jumped too many levels too quickly'published at 05:14 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Tony Bellew
    Retired world champion on DAZN

    You can't jump up the levels as quickly as that and you have to go through them bit by bit. You fight gatekeepers for a reason, you fight fringe contenders, fringe champions for a reason, and he's just jumped too many levels too quickly in my opinion tonight.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 05:10 BST

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    Disappointed to be fair. Benn just doesn’t live up to the hype! He talks the talk but when it comes down to it, he can’t walk it! Needs to look at misfits boxing at this stage of his career! Not good enough!

    Stu

  3. 'You can't do that with me'published at 05:07 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia, speaking to DAZN as he left the ring: "I was so prepared and focussed. What a performance. I knew he would bring the pressure, I felt the shots and though 'I'll let him have his way', but I knew his was reckless and you can't do that with me.

    "147lb is my division. I'm here, you can trust me as a champion."

    Asked whether he'd rather face WBA champion Teofimo Lopez or WBA champion Devin Haney next, Garcia said: "Teofimo Lopez."

  4. Benn v Eubank Jr 3?published at 05:02 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Should Conor Benn look to run it back with Chris Eubank Jr? No rehydration clause this time.

    It is 1-1 after all...

  5. Postpublished at 04:58 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Tony Bellew doesn't think Conor Benn should be going up in weight and I have to agree.

    Hard to see Benn beating the top guys at middleweight.

    What do you guys think?

  6. Eubank Jr sends message to Bennpublished at 04:55 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    Chris Eubank Jr has a message for Conor Benn: "Welcome to the ’fighting after cutting too much weight’ club… Enjoy."

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    Get Involvedpublished at 04:52 BST

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    There’s levels. Ben was never there. Needed more time before a fight against world class calibre.

    Cristo

    Stayed up all night to watch this if id knew outcome would of had my horlicks an early night PURE UTTER RUBBISH.

    Rob

  8. 'I've always had a right hand'published at 04:49 BST

    Garcia beats Benn by stoppage

    WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia, speaking to DAZN after his win: "I've always had a right hand, but I have always had injuries. So, this is kind of the first two fights that I haven't had any injuries on my right hand.

    "I'm just happy. I'm blessed, and I was to thank Conor for a great build-up, a great match, I respect him."

    On Mexico Independence Day: "I'm blessed to fight on this day. I know some people don't see me as Mexican because I don't speak Spanish, but just know my love never goes away from you guys, I will always love you and I will always fight strong."

  9. 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?

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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?

  13. '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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. '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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

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

    Garcia v Benn

    UNBELIEVABLE!

    Garcia stops Benn in the second round.