Ryan Garcia tidak meminta maaf karena melewatkan face-off pada hari Selasa dengan Conor Benn, menyebutnya “lucu” melihat petarung Inggris itu berpura-pura berhadapan dengan ayahnya, Nigel. Garcia dijadwalkan mempertahankan gelar kelas welter WBC miliknya melawan Benn di T-Mobile Arena di Las Vegas pada Sabtu malam. Earlier in the week, the pair were due to meet at the Mandalay Bay Hotel for a media event, but Garcia did not show up, with Benn claiming his opponent had “bottled it”.

During a press conference, Garcia stated: “I wasn't there because I didn't want to be. We have a face-off at the press conference, then at the weigh-ins and then a final face-off literally in the ring when the refs give you instructions. I've been doing this for so long.

I've had fight weeks in Vegas before. I've never had to do a face-off on Tuesday. So I have a routine to do, and it's just something I didn't want to do.”.