Ryan Garcia defeated Conor Benn by TKO to retain his WBC title
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American boxer Ryan Garcia defeated Briton Conor Benn by technical knockout in the second round and defended the WBC world welterweight title in Las Vegas.
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Ryan Garcia defeated Mario Barrios to become WBC champion. Conor Benn beat Regis Prograis in April.
American boxer Ryan Garcia defended his WBC world welterweight title, defeating Briton Conor Benn by technical knockout in the second round. Sports.ru reports this.
The fight took place on the night of September 13 in Las Vegas. Benn was knocked down in the second round after a right cross from Garcia. The Briton continued the fight, but after finishing off at the ropes, the referee stopped the fight at 1:25 of the second round.
This was the debut WBC title defense for 28-year-old Garcia. After the victory, the American challenged WBA champion Teofimo Lopez to a fight right in the ring.
In his last fight, Garcia defeated Mario Barrios by unanimous decision to become the WBC champion. Benn beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision in April. At the time of the fight, Garcia had 26 wins and two losses, Benn had 25 wins and two losses.
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