Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn official weigh-in results after cut concerns

Kerr Ferguson

Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn official weigh-in results after cut concerns
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Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn hit the scales in Las Vegas today ahead of their highly anticipated WBC welterweight world title fight at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.

Garcia makes the first defence of the WBC welterweight title he won by defeating Mario Barrios earlier this year, while Benn challenges for a world championship for the first time in his professional career.

The weight has been one of the major talking points throughout fight week, with Benn repeatedly admitting that the cut back down to 147lbs – his first in four years – has been extremely difficult.

The Brit has competed as high as middleweight in recent years and said last week that he will immediately move up after this fight, win, lose or draw.

Yesterday, Garcia had publicly questioned whether Benn would make the limit and even sought an exception from the Nevada State Athletic Commission over glove size in the event that his opponent came in heavy, meaning both could still wear 8oz gloves rather than moving up to 10. The request led some to speculate that Garcia himself was struggling with his own cut.

Despite the worries, Benn came in at 146lbs while Garcia – who took to the scales slightly later than his challenger – was 145.5lbs, both men clearing the 147 limit by a notable amount.

Making the weight is not the entire story, however, with hard cuts often showing their effects come fight night, even after rehydration, via a lack of punch resistance or energy down the stretch. The pair will come face to face at the ceremonial weigh-in this evening, where fans will get a better look.

The fight headlines a Zuffa Boxing and Ring Magazine card at the T-Mobile Arena, with Jai Opetaia 199lbs facing Noel Mikaelian in the co-main event. The show will be streamed on Paramount+ in the United States, while viewers in the UK and Ireland can watch on DAZN.

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