Garcia vs Benn: Fight time, undercard, ring walks, prediction and odds

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Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia fight tonight with the WBC welterweight championship of the world on the line in Las Vegas.

Benn is seeking to claim his first-ever major title on a massive stage in what is only his second fight since that remarkable rematch win over arch-rival Chris Eubank Jr at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last November.

Since then, ‘The Destroyer’ has cut ties with long-time promoters Eddie Hearn and Matchroom to join forces with Zuffa Boxing on a lucrative contract, debuting under their banner with a gruelling unanimous decision win over former super-lightweight champion Regis Prograis on the Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov undercard in London in April.

Benn later signed a new five-fight, two-and-a-half-year deal with Dana White’s Zuffa , which begins with a high-profile title showdown against Garcia for a belt he has long been targeting.

It is a maiden defence for Garcia, who bounced back from his shock loss to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero in a WBA ‘regular’ welterweight title fight in New York last year by thoroughly outpointing and dethroning Mario Barrios in February.

That secured the former interim WBC lightweight champion his first full world title, after which he called out the likes of Shakur Stevenson before his inevitable collision course with Benn, who was made mandatory challenger at 147lbs by the WBC in December .

It will be Benn’s first outing at welterweight since he knocked out Chris van Heerden in the second round in Manchester in April 2022, having fought Eubank Jr twice up at super-middleweight before taking on Prograis at a catchweight of 150lbs.

Rivals: There has been plenty of animosity between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn in the build-up to this title fight Getty He weighed over 150lbs for previous outings against both Rodolfo Orozco and Peter Dobson in 2023 and 2024.

Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn for the WBC welterweight title takes place today on Saturday September 12, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

The event being held in Las Vegas means UK fight fans are in for a familiar late night - or an early morning, depending on your preferred approach.

Ring walks for the main event are expected at around 4am BST on Sunday morning, which is 11pm ET and 8pm PT on Saturday night in the USA.

The main card is set to get under way at approximately 1am BST, which is 8pm ET and 5pm PT. As ever, those exact timings are subject to change. There will be early undercards contests before that time.

TV channel and live stream: Garcia vs Benn is available to watch live and exclusively in the UK and Ireland via DAZN pay-per-view and DAZN Ultimate, at a cost of £24.99.