Conor Benn says there are concrete plans in place to match him with Ryan Garcia on Cinco de Mayo in 2026.

Benn fought in November against Chris Eubank Jr. in a rematch and beat him by unanimous decision on The Ring's 'Unfinished Business' card at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

After spending 2025 campaigning at middleweight, where he's ranked No. 4 by The Ring, Benn is ready to move back down to welterweight to challenge for the WBC title.

Benn was recently ranked No. 1 by the sanctioning body and appears likely to face the winner of Mario Barrios-Garcia, which is set to take place on February 21.

'The Destroyer' assumes Garcia will beat Barrios to win the title, setting up a spring showdown.

"I'll be waiting for the WBC world title next," Benn told The Ring. "For me, that's always been a dream, it's been my plan, it's been my goal, and to win a WBC world title means everything to me.

"I don't think many nights will top my last fight in terms of victory, but I believe winning the WBC world title will, and I thank the WBC for giving me this opportunity to get that world title.

"I know that if Ryan Garcia comes through [against Barrios], from what I'm hearing, there are plans next, concrete plans. I think everybody's banking on him winning.

"It's an away day for the fans, shall we say. Vegas, T-Mobile Arena, Cinco de Mayo, sounds good to me, doesn't it?"

Should the plan come to fruition, it would mark the second big event taking place on Cinco de Mayo weekend, as David Benavidez is set to challenge Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez for his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles.

As a result of that schedule clash, it's also possible Garcia-Benn could move to later in the year.

Barrios-Garcia has yet to be confirmed but The Ring reported at the beginning of November a deal was close to being completed, and now an announcement is imminent.