Errol Spence has revealed who he believes will come out on top when Conor Benn challenges Ryan Garcia for his WBC welterweight title this weekend.
Benn has his maiden world title opportunity on Saturday when he goes up against Garcia at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
It sees ‘The Destroyer’ returning to 147lbs for the first time since April 2022, having taken part in two middleweight bouts with Chris Eubank Jr in 2025, winning one and losing the other, along with a victory over Regis Prograis in a 150lb catchweight bout in April.
How Benn will look back at welterweight has been a big talking point ahead of the bout, but Spence, who was previously unified world champion in the 147lb division, feels there is another factor that will determine how things unfold on fight night.
Speaking to DAZN, Spence stated that if Garcia performs how he did in his last outing, then he should be victorious.
“If Ryan shows up like he showed up against Barrios, I’ll say Ryan.”
It was arguably a career-best performance from Garcia in February, when he dropped Mario Barrios in the opening 30 seconds of the contest before earning a dominant unanimous decision victory to become world champion.
‘King Ry’ has been known to blow hot and cold in the past though, after a lacklustre performance in a defeat to Rolly Romero in May 2025, though he did defeat Devin Haney in April 2024, only for the result to be overturned to a no contest due to a failed drugs test.
