Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn - Fight week schedule including open workouts, press conference & weigh-in details

Mark Mothershaw Published: 7 hours ago

Conor Benn will get the opportunity to fulfill his lifelong boxing dream when he tackles the explosive Ryan Garcia in a high-stakes Stateside showdown this weekend.

The British star, who recently undertook his first fight under the Zuffa Boxing promotional banner, is bidding to become a world champion for the first time when Garcia puts his WBC welterweight world title on the line in Las Vegas.

The action takes place in the early hours of Sunday morning for fight fans in the United Kingdom and Ireland, but before then, we have all the drama of fight week to look forward to.

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Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn - Fight Week Schedule

Wednesday 10th - First fight-week face-off
Thursday 11th - Open workout
Friday 12th - Press conference
Saturday 13th - Weigh-in
Sunday 14th - Ringwalks expected at 04:00 (BST)

Wednesday 10th September - First fight-week face-off

Fight week officially gets underway when the two fighters come face-to-face for the first time in the early hours of Wednesday 10th September.

Of course, proceedings will take place a lot earlier local time, but with Las Vegas being eight hours behind British Summer Time (BST), plenty of the fight-week action will fall into the early hours of the following morning for boxing fans on home shores.

Thursday 11th September - Open workout

Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn will cast their eyes on one another as they fine-tune their preparations for the big fight at their open workouts on Thursday.

The pair will spend around 15 minutes each inside the ring, showcasing the qualities and undertaking some light work with their respective coaches.

Friday 12th September - Press conference

Conor Benn has made it clear in no uncertain terms that he is in Las Vegas to win, and you can expect plenty of verbal assaults when he and Garcia undertake their final press conference on Friday.

The welterweight rivals have been at each other for quite some time now, both in person and on social media, and you can be sure that Benn, especially, will attempt to further get himself under his American opponent's skin in front of the watching media.

Saturday 13th September - Weigh-in

The public weigh-in will allow fans and media to get one last look at the two men before they make their way to the ring the following evening.

Whilst the official weigh-in will take place earlier in the day, behind closed doors, the two fighters will then undertake a ceremonial weigh-in around 24 hours prior to the fight, which will be shown live.

Both fighters will have to adhere to a strict 147lbs weight limit, with the fight likely to be in jeopardy if any of the pair tilt the scales any higher than that.

Sunday 14th September - Ringwalks expected at 04:00 (BST)

All the fight week festivities come down to Saturday night -- early hours of Sunday in the UK -- when Garcia and Benn finally meet inside the ring.

The bout is set to go ahead as a fully-sanctioned WBC welterweight world championship contest over 12 three-minute rounds, and both fighters will be required to wear standard 10oz gloves.

While the exact start time will be dependent on the length of the undercard bouts, the main event fighters are expected to make their way to the ring around 04:00 (BST).