Conor Benn breaks silence on brutal Ryan Garcia TKO loss with 11-word statement after being taken to hospital

CONOR BENN took to social media to congratulate Ryan Garcia following his brutal loss to the American. The British hopeful, 29, was stopped in just two rounds by the WBC welterweight champion in Las Vegas. Conor Benn was defeated by Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas Credit: Getty Benn, 29, was stopped inside two round by the WBC welterweight champ Credit: Getty Benn was immediately taken to hospital for checks following his defeat. Despite this, he did take time to update fans with an 11-word post on X. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Benn’s post read: “Not my night, no excuses. @RyanGarcia you’re a great champion”. Garcia, 28, dominated the brief Sin City bout. The champion caught his challenger with some clean blows in round one. It was then early in the second that Benn found himself in real trouble, being dropped by a huge right hand. The dogged Brit attempted to continue but his tank was near enough empty. As Garcia unleashed by the ropes, referee Thomas Taylor felt the need to step in and stop the contest. Most read in Boxing BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It has already been a blockbuster year inside the ring, and it is not going to stop anytime soon! All eyes are focused on when Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will get in the ring, with the pair due to finally settle their decade-long rivalry. Conor Benn fights for his first world title one week later against Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas – it is The Destroyer’s second bout for Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing. October’s action doesn’t stop either, with Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois facing off in the rematch of their thrilling fight in May, while Canelo Alvarez returns against Christian Mbili on Halloween. Here’s all the big fights coming up… September Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN Sep 12 – Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelian Sat 19 – Isaac Cruz vs Nestor Bravo – DAZN October Sat 3 – Ben Whittaker vs Conor Wallace – DAZN Sat 17 – Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 – DAZN Sat 31 – Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbili – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. After his latest triumph, the 26-2 star thanked the people of Mexico before vowing to clean out the division. Garcia said: “I have always had the right hand, but I carried a lot of injuries so I couldn’t really show it. “I know people question my Mexican heritage because I don’t speak Spanish. “But I always feel my people with me and I do it for them. “Teofimo Lopez can get it next. I want to clean the division out; I want Devin Haney‘s a** again, too.” Garcia vs Benn - all the info Comment now