Ryan Garcia offered no apologies for missing Tuesday's face-off with Conor Benn, calling it "funny" to see the British fighter pretending to square off against his dad, Nigel. Garcia is set to defend his WBC welterweight title against Benn at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. 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.".