Garcia vs Benn LIVE: Start time, fight stream, latest updates and undercard results

Face-off: Ryan Garcia fights Conor Benn in Las Vegas on Saturday nightGettyRyan Garcia and Conor Benn fight tonight in a massive title showdown in Las Vegas. Garcia puts his WBC welterweight title on the line for the first time at T-Mobile Arena, six months on from dethroning Mario Barrios. His maiden defence is against Benn, who is looking to become a world champion for the first time after following up his incredible rematch win over arch-rival Chris Eubank Jr by outpointing Regis Prograis in a gruelling debut under the Zuffa Boxing banner, having ended his partnership with Eddie Hearn.Benn’s new multi-fight deal with Zuffa 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 a bid 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!Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn latest newsRyan Garcia vs Conor Benn predictionIt is very difficult to know quite what to expect in Las Vegas tonight, which is what makes this title bout so intriguing.Conor Benn was largely dominated in his first fight against arch-rival Chris Eubank Jr, returned the favour in the rematch and then made surprisingly hard work of veteran former super-lightweight world champion Regis Prograis, who announced his retirement immediately afterwards.We have not seen Benn compete at welterweight for almost four-and-a-half years, while he worryingly admitted this week that he had been “dragged down to the pits of hell” during his weight cut and would immediately vacate the title if he beats Ryan Garcia before moving back up.How he handles that gruelling cut is likely to prove a crucial factor, with the likes of former opponent Chris Algieri having expressed concern over pictures of Benn looking “drawn” and gaunt after twice fighting Eubank Jr at 160lbs and weighed as much as 185lbs.Garcia is even more unpredictable, outclassing an unconvincing champion in Mario Barrios after being majorly upset by Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.GettyHe was brushed aside by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and beat up Devin Haney in a shocker, only to later be handed a one-year ban as the result of that latter fight was changed to a ‘no contest’.Sublime on his day, there is simply no guessing what version of Garcia you might get for any given fight.But if he’s fully focused and puts together that power and mesmerising hand speed, he is one of the best in the business.Fireworks appear guaranteed in likely one of the fights of the year, but we expect a drained Benn to fall short in surely his last welterweight clash.Garcia to win by decision.Garcia vs Benn fight card in fullRyan Garcia vs Conor BennJai Opetaia vs Noel MikaelianDa'Mazion Vanhouter vs Raphael AkpejioriMark Magsayo vs Andres CortesOswaldo Molina vs Pablo Rubio JrAbel Gonzalez vs Raul SalomonVlad Panin vs Dakota LingerJose Ramirez vs Alexis RochaSean Garcia vs Abraham MoralesHow to watch Garcia vs BennTV channel and live stream: Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn is available to watch live and exclusively in the UK and Ireland via DAZN pay-per-view and DAZN Ultimate, at a cost of £24.99.Those who have purchased the event can watch it live on the DAZN website and app, which is available through a variety of platforms including smart TVs, mobile phones, games consoles, tablets and more.The event is being streamed live on Paramount+ in the USA.Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn liveHello and welcome to Standard Sport’s live coverage of Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn.A huge night of boxing is on the way in Las Vegas, where Benn hopes to become a world champion for the first time as he competes for the WBC welterweight title on his first return to the division since April 2022.Standing in his way is the wildly unpredictable but hugely talented Garcia, who makes the first defence of the belt he took so easily from Mario Barrios earlier this year.The main card action at T-Mobile Arena begins at 1am BST, 8pm ET and 5pm PT, but there’s plenty of prelim bouts coming up before then.Getty