Adrien Broner believes one man has an “easy” route to victory if Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn lock horns later this year.
While an official announcement is yet to emerge, the pair are set to collide in Las Vegas, with WBC champion Garcia revealing September 12 as a possible date.
The 27-year-old became a world welterweight champion in February, dethroning Mario Barrios with a unanimous decision victory after flooring his man in the opening round.
Since then, much of the talk has centred around mandatory challenger Benn, who has not fought at 147lbs since his second-round finish over Chris van Heerden in 2022.
‘The Destroyer’ was then supposed to face Chris Eubank Jr later that year, only to fail two doping tests for banned substance clomifene.
As a result, that middleweight rivalry was not revisited until 2025, with Benn losing a unanimous decision in April before exacting his revenge in November.
Most recently, the 29-year-old outpointed Regis Prograis at a catchweight of 150lbs, featuring on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
With Benn expected to challenge Garcia, though, former world champion Broner has told FightHype he suspects the Brit will be returned to the losing column.
“Ryan – easy. He’s got more talent. In that fight, the talent will show.”
Like Benn, Garcia has a controversial history with doping after testing positive for banned substance ostarine following his showdown with Devin Haney in 2024.
The American was subsequently handed a year-long ban, his majority decision victory overturned to a no-contest, before losing a unanimous decision to Rolando Romero in May 2025.
Benn has teased an announcement in the next two weeks, and if he is to get his mandatory shot at the belt, this US vs UK battle of stars could be one of the biggest of the year.
