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Conor Benn aims to etch own legacy while living in father's shadow
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Conor Benn aims to etch own legacy while living in father's shadow
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Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia have done a commendable job building up their fight Saturday night.
The trash talk could overfill a garbage truck, but the war of words finally ends when they meet at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Paramount+ in the US and DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland.
"I will make him quit. I've beaten a super middleweight in Chris Eubank. You think I'm worried about what a lightweight can do to me?" Benn said on "Road to Garcia vs. Benn," a produced vignette chronicling his preparation for the fight.
"I put nothing before winning this world title. Is it any easier? No, of course it ain't. It's painful. But you have to be selfish. I need to get that world title."
Benn (25-1, 14 KOs) has been gradually boiling down his body in preparation for the fight. In 2025, he split a pair of middleweight tilts and decisions against Chris Eubank Jr. Last time out in April, Benn beat Regis Prograis by decision at a 150-pound catchweight.
Against Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs), Benn will be fighting at the 147-pound limit for the first time since April 2022 as he attempts to capture a crown just like Nigel Benn, his Hall of Fame father.
"To me I will always be in my dad's shadow. What a great place to be. My dad's my hero. He's my legend. He's my idol. He's my everything," Benn said.
"No matter what I achieve, no matter what I go on to do in the sport, there will only be one Nigel Benn. If I'm half the man my dad is, I'll be a happy man. So, as far from ever leaving my dad's shadow, no, I never will.
"The name opens doors, and the name has helped me get to where I've gotten to, but you still have to put in the work. No one's in there fighting for you. So let me give 110 percent and just see where the ceiling is at — and clearly it's well."
Oddsmakers envision a modest ceiling for Benn, who's listed as a +250 underdog to beat Garcia.
But Benn is bullish that he'll blast Garcia and move on to bigger challenges in new weight divisions.
"Ten years of hard work, suffering, pressure — it's for this fight," Benn said. "It's for this moment. I'm going to knock this guy out. I'm going to render him unconscious."
Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.
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