‘Poor stoppage’ – Boxing fans RAGE at end to Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia fight as Brit is taken out in two rounds

FANS bizarrely raged as Conor Benn was stopped by Ryan Garcia in just the second round of their welterweight championship bout. Benn, 29, was brutally dropped by his American foe at the start of round two. Conor Benn took a barrage of shots under the referee’s nose Credit: Getty The bout was stopped in just the second round Credit: Getty The Brit survived an eight-count but then found himself pressed up against the ropes. Referee Thomas Taylor initially decided to give Benn one more chance to defend himself. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! But as the barrage continued, the referee felt he had no choice but to stop the bout. Incredibly, many fans on social media criticised the stoppage and felt that Taylor had gone early. One wrote: “Excellent performance but another poor stoppage.” And a second fumed: “Terrible Stoppage!” A third raged: “WTF THAT WAS A TERRIBLE STOPPAGE”. And another added: “MF REF should have let Garcia finish Benn completely. 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. In his first world title fight, Conor Benn has been beaten in TWO ROUNDS by WBC champion Ryan Garcia. 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 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. “What the f*** was he doing, that was little early STOPPAGE”. MMA fighter Dillon Danis claimed: “early stoppage”. Benn was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after his defeat. But he did update fans via social media – and refused to blame the referee. He wrote on X: “Not my night, no excuses. @RyanGarcia you’re a great champion”. Garcia, meanwhile, thanked the people of Mexico before vowing to clean out the division. The Californian 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