Ryan Garcia knocks out Conor Benn to retain WBC welterweight championship – as it happened

Garcia retains 147lb title with second-round TKOTeófimo López confronts Garcia afterward in ringOpetaia retains cruiserweight title on undercardZuffa/Paramount paused for a commercial break with Garcia and Benn in the ring before the fighter announcements. Which is a choice! Anyway, the waiting is over. The final instructions have been given by referee Tom Taylor, the seconds are out and we’ll pick it up with round-by-round coverage from here!And here comes Ryan Garcia! The champion makes his way through the bowels of T-Mobile Arena and on to the floor as Vicente Fernández’s El Rey plays over the sound system, an obvious hit with a febrile crowd on Mexican Independence Day weekend. Continue reading...