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No excuses: Conor Benn was brushed aside in quick fashion by Ryan Garcia in their Las Vegas title fight

Conor Benn failed in his first attempt at becoming a boxing world champion as he was emphatically defeated by Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas. ‘The Destroyer’ was seeking to win the WBC welterweight title in Saturday night’s keenly-anticipated main event at T-Mobile Arena, but was floored and stopped inside two rounds in a brief one-sided showdown.

After a competitive opening round in which he landed to the body but was tagged by some trademark Garcia left hooks, Benn was sent to the canvas early in the second by a powerful right hand. Though he beat the count, he was powerless to resist Garcia’s blistering and ruthless follow-up onslaught, with referee Thomas Taylor stepping in to wave off proceedings with Benn taking heavy punishment against the ropes. It was a statement first defence from Garcia of the belt that he claimed in dominant fashion against Mario Barrios in February.

Jai Opetaia stopped Noel Mikaelian in the co-main event to retain his Ring and Zuffa cruiserweight titles, following an opening win on the main card for Andres Cortes over Mark Magsayo and a dramatic first-round stoppage by heavyweight prospect Da'Mazion Vanhouter against Raphael Akpejiori. Follow Garcia vs Benn reaction live below!

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As you might imagine, sympathy from Conor Benn’s arch-rival Chris Eubank Jr has been in preciously short supply.

He could not resist trolling Benn on social media straight after his loss tonight.

“Welcome to the ’fighting after cutting too much weight’ club… Enjoy,” Eubank Jr wrote on X.

Could we now see the trilogy fight?

Going to hospital means Conor Benn was unable to conduct any post-fight media interviews or do a press conference at T-Mobile Arena.

However, he has now revealed his first reaction to tonight’s emphatic early defeat with a short message posted on social media.

From the source “Not my night, no excuses,” he wrote on X. “@RyanGarcia you’re a great champion.”

Conor Benn has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks following tonight’s brutal second-round stoppage defeat.

“Yeah, we want to send Conor to the hospital, yes,” Zuffa Boxing chief Dana White said in his post-fight press conference at T-Mobile Arena.

“He was just back here now, I don’t know if he went already or not.

“We definitely want to send him. I don’t mess with that stuff.”

Utterly ruthless from Garcia, who follows up that knockdown with a vicious, blistering onslaught and Benn just cannot hang on with so much time left in the round.

He’s helpless against the ropes as the referee steps in to end this title bout early.

An emphatic maiden defence of his WBC welterweight crown for the ultra-talented Garcia.

Benn’s first world title challenge is over in a flash.

Some more quick-fire shots from Garcia early in the second, with Benn taking them and responding by digging to the body.

Benn is rocked back by another fast strike from Garcia, who drills in some uppercuts and now puts Benn down early in the second!

Can he hold on?! Here comes the follow-up onslaught from Garcia.

Still nearly two minutes left in the round...

It’s quickly got chaotic as Benn roughs up Garcia and hurts him with a sharp body shot.

But Garcia throws out some lightning-fast punches that find their mark.

The pair then exchange more body shots before another furious exchange before the bell.

Benn is trying to get on the front foot here and be the aggressor, chasing the champion down and letting his hands go when he can.

But Garcia is looking sharp early on and catches Benn with another tidy left hook.

His hand speed is just mesmerising and a significant challenge for Benn to overcome.

Benn must avoid that left hook.

The duo touch gloves in one final face-off and we are finally under way in Las Vegas!

This could be very entertaining, very quickly.

Benn walks into a trademark left hook from Garcia within seconds...

Deafening boos for Benn from this heavily pro-Garcia crowd as Joe Martinez completes the final introductions.

Cheers across the board for the champion.

Superb noise inside T-Mobile Arena.

Quite a scene as Garcia makes his way to the ring, accompanied by Mexican music and colours, with the flag draped around him.

An early face-off ensues, with Garcia now looking angry as he expends a lot of nervous energy by continually bouncing up and down on the spot.