Benn and Garcia turn past scandals into a $30m Las Vegas world title payday

Ryan Garcia (left) and Conor Benn fight for the WBC welterweight world championship on Saturday in Las Vegas. Ryan Garcia (left) and Conor Benn fight for the WBC welterweight world championship on Saturday in Las Vegas. Boxing Benn and Garcia turn past scandals into a $30m Las Vegas world title payday Fight offers revealing snapshot of boxers once facing uncertain futures after positive drug tests now vying for a welterweight world championship

Bryan Armen Graham Fri 11 Sep 2026 10.02 EDT Last modified on Fri 11 Sep 2026 12.58 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google F our years ago Conor Benn’s career was thrown into limbo after two positive drug tests scuppered his blockbuster fight with Chris Eubank Jr. Two years ago Ryan Garcia was serving a one-year suspension after testing positive for ostarine at the time of his greatest victory.