Conor Benn has hit out at Ryan Garcia, branding him a ‘bottler’ after the American was a no-show for his or her face-off forward of Saturday’s WBC welterweight showdown in Las Vegas.
The 2 fighters had been scheduled to satisfy for a media alternative at Mandalay Bay Lodge on Tuesday, however Benn was the one one to seem.
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Benn says he’s hopeful that he can finish all of the noise and discuss across the struggle
He was joined by his father, Nigel, and within the absence of Garcia, Benn pretended to sq. as much as his dad, who appeared to mock the WBC welterweight title holder, telling his son: “I am not Ryan, I flip up!”
Benn, 29, will problem for a world title for the primary time in his profession on Saturday evening on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, hoping to emulate the achievements of his world champion father, who received the WBO middleweight title in 1990 and the WBC super-middleweight title in 1992.
Garcia, in the meantime, is ready to make the primary defence of his title, however was handed a stern warning by Benn forward of their assembly.
“Saturday cannot come quickly sufficient,” Benn stated on Tuesday.
“I apologise for Ryan [Garcia] doing what Ryan does and bottling it. We flip up, we’re right here, prepared for the face-off.
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The British fighter is relishing his standing because the underdog forward of Saturday’s struggle towards Garcia
“He must get his s*** collectively as a result of come Saturday, he is in for an actual, actual shock.”
Ben comes into this struggle off the again of successive victories. His first got here in November 2025, when the English fighter exacted revenge on Chris Eubank Jr, after struggling the primary skilled defeat of his profession towards his rival in April of that yr.
He returned to the ring in April 2026 and outscored Regis Prograis at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to increase his struggle file to 25-1.
Garcia represents a step up in opponent for Benn, with the 28-year-old American having secured his WBC welterweight belt following his dominant unanimous victory towards Mario Barrios in February.
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Benn believes he’s properly ready and able to problem for a world title
However Benn is relishing his standing because the underdog, and following a protracted disagreement with the American, he needs to finish their verbal feud as soon as and for all.
“I like being the underdog,” Benn stated. “I feel I carry out at my finest.
“I feel each single one in every of my fights has led me to this second. All of the strain I’ve had early on in my profession has ready me for nights like these at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“It is ready me for the noise and the drama and the chaos. So come September 12, it is nothing new, nothing totally different.”