Thrilling Ryan "KingRy" Garcia scored an awesome win, stopping trash-talker Conor Benn in 2 rounds to successfully defend his WBC Welterweight World Title on Saturday, September 12, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The pogi Mexican-American king gave fans exactly what they wanted to see during Mexican Independence Day weekend — and boxing-loving Mexicans loved it! 🥊🇲🇽
"KingRy" dropped Benn with a crushing right hand in the second round. The brave Briton — son of a champion — beat the count, pero Ryan was all over him, unleashing a furious barrage along the ropes that forced the referee to wave it off at 1:25 of round número dos!
It was an exciting "KingRy" finish that displayed lightning speed, devastating power, and right-on-target precision.
Big-mouth Conor Benn arrived in Vegas riding high on wins over Chris Eubank Jr. and former world champ Regis Prograis as a dangerous, worthy challenger. But boxing superstar Ryan was simply too fast, too sharp, too strong — and his explosive, mucho muy explosiva right hand landed like a kilay!
Then, during the post-fight interview on top of the ring with Max, the first words from Ryan's mouth were his humble thanks to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We like that!
Then, he hugged and said some nice words to the beaten-up Benn. We like that too!
Here's for you a short reel of the KO from the fans' point of view:
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSqu7CwvR/
👉 WHAT'S NEXT?
And now comes the question that boxing fans are pondering everywhere — including here in the Philippines:
Could Teofimo or Pacquiao be next?
🥊 FIRST OPTION: "THE TAKEOVER" TEOFIMO LOPEZ 🇭🇳🇺🇸
Ryan made it clear in the post-fight interview:
he wants the biggest names. "The Takeover" Teofimo Lopez — the Honduran-American reigning WBA Welterweight World Champion — was ringside. Garcia called him out right after the win!
Big talker Teofimo wanted to climb into the ring while Max was interviewing Ryan for Paramount+.
Pero he was not allowed up there.
Two popular Latinos, explosive welterweight world champions with speed, skill, and charisma colliding. A world title unification fight.
Sounds great to you? Would you watch it? I think yes!
Sigurado, that fight would be pure fireworks, diba? 💥 And both want it!
🇵🇭 OUR PINOY LEGEND: MANNY "PACMAN" PACQUIAO
Pero for Filipino fight fans, there is one name above all other boxers: Manny Pacquiao!
He still is The pride of Gensan, the pride of all of us, the only eight-division world champion in history — the legend who carried the hopes of an entire nation on his gloves.
A Garcia vs. Pacquiao showdown for the WBC welterweight title would be youth vs. greatness!
We can be sure that the awesome and cool Sean Gibbons, Manny's trusted advisor, is already thinking about it. Diba?
In my mind, Ryan "KingRy" Garcia vs. Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao would be a blockbuster that would thrill boxing fans around the world, and would excite the Philippines as only Pacman can. 🇵🇭👑
But that is my humble opinion — More importantly, what do you think?
However, would boxing fans here in Pilipinas love to see Pacquiao challenge Ryan for another world title? Or there is no need?
In two months time, our beloved legend turns 48 years old. Is a fight against Ryan, 20 years younger, a good idea?
Money-wise, sure yes, and they are in the same weight class. Pero do fans really want it?
Or is it better that the great Pacman focuses on his new job in the Marcos administration?
As many fans know, Manny Pacquiao is the new Lead Convenor and Secretary of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) — a Cabinet-rank position in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s government.
Our boxing king was appointed and sworn in a few days ago at Malacañang before President Marcos himself. That ceremony gave Pacquiao the title of Secretary and Lead Convenor, NAPC, with the rank of Cabinet Secretary.
His role is to lead the government's anti-poverty programs and coordinate poverty-alleviation efforts across agencies and sectors to help reduce poverty in our beloved nation.
With such a huge, serious responsibility, could Pacquiao find the time to train and focus on fighting the 28-year-old Ryan Garcia? We do not know. In fact, we don't even know if Pacquiao would be interested in fighting Ryan for how many millions.
Pero if there is a man who can beat the odds and find a way to be victorious, it is Manny Pacquiao!
💛 LABAN! CONGRATS, RYAN!
For now, King Ryan Garcia sits atop the 147-pound throne. Real King.
His win over Conor Benn is one of the finest performances of his entire career. Two rounds. One big knockdown. One worthy trash-talking challenger. One emphatic victory to celebrate Independence Day!
As we say here in the Philippines — Laban!!! 🇵🇭💪
Whoever comes next — Teofimo Lopez or our very own Pacman — one thing is certain: Ryan Garcia is now the king! 👑
💰 KWARTA: THE PURSE
And if you wonder about the purse: Ryan Garcia reportedly earned around $15 MILLION USD for stopping Conor Benn in Round 2. 💰🥊
- Reported guaranteed purse: ∼$15 million for Ryan.
- However, there are no exact official public figures because Nevada no longer requires purse disclosure.
- Pero you can be certain the final amount will surely be higher with PPV revenue, ticket sales, merchandise, and bonuses added on top.
Nice, hermanos, diba? $15 million for 2 rounds of work — not bad at all! 💸👑 And it will be more!
Kasi the road ahead leads straight to an even bigger fight in Ryan Garcia's life. 🔥🥊
The author is veteran boxing writer Carlos Costa in CEBU 🇵🇭 Philippines.
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