Garcia vs Benn LIVE: Fight time, results and updates from welterweight title showdown

Main event: Conor Benn will hope to dethrone WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas Getty George Flood , Senior Sport Editor @ GeorgeFlood24 just now Garcia vs Benn LIVE!

Conor Benn fights Ryan Garcia tonight in a bid to become a world champion for the first time. ‘The Destroyer’ travels to Las Vegas in an attempt to claim the WBC welterweight title, full of confidence after following his sensational rematch win over arch-rival Chris Eubank Jr with a decision victory against Regis Prograis last time out. But he faces a massive challenge against the unpredictable Garcia, who is making the first defence of the belt he easily took from Mario Barrios earlier this year.

Benn’s new multi-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing begins with the first world title challenge of his 10-year career, having been installed as the WBC mandatory challenger at welterweight last year. It is his first return to the division since April 2022 and he had to complete a gruelling cut to make weight, revealing he had been “dragged to the pits of hell” in an effort to get down to 147lbs. But he did it successfully, before quickly piling it back on with no rehydration clause in place.

Tonight’s undercard action includes a huge cruiserweight title unification clash between Jai Opetaia and Noel Mikaelian. Follow Garcia vs Benn live below!

Conor Benn claims the bright lights of Las Vegas hold absolutely no fear for him tonight as he insisted that all the pressure is firmly on defending champion Ryan Garcia.

“I've fought in Vegas before. I headlined in Vegas before at the Cosmo,” Benn said this week.

“I’ve fought in Florida. I fought at Nassau Coliseum in New York. So, it's no secret that I've fought here [in the U.S.], but many times.

“Also, coming off the back of three stadium shows in front of 65,000 people, back-to-back, to then headlining in Vegas, yeah, it definitely puts you in good stead.

Benn is also relishing his underdog tag, adding: “I always go into every fight with an underdog mentality. Every fight.

“I could be fighting anybody. It's the underdog mentality. It’s the way I prepare.”

Getty Mark Magsayo vs Andres Cortes begins main card Tonight’s main card will be under way very shortly at T-Mobile Arena.

Filipino former WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo faces Las Vegas native Andres Cortes.

This is the 29-2 Magsayo’s second fight under the Zuffa Boxing banner, having stopped Ireland’s Feargal McCrory in the fifth round on his lightweight debut in April.

The unbeaten, 25-0 Cortes outpointed Eridson García on that same card at the UFC Apex.