Ryan Garcia fight chatter
- Oscar De La Hoya confirmed Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn have been linked to a potential world-title showdown. (boxingnewsonline.net) - Benn publicly told Garcia to sign the contract now, increasing urgency around the proposed matchup. (boxingnews24.com) - Garcia is also publicly pushing rematch talk with Gervonta 'Tank' Davis while options with Devin Haney or Benn are floated. ( )
Ryan Garcia’s next fight talk has narrowed to Conor Benn, with Oscar De La Hoya saying the matchup has been discussed as a welterweight title bout. (boxingnewsonline.net) De La Hoya said Garcia-Benn is tied up with Benn’s Zuffa Boxing deal and whether a shot at the World Boxing Council welterweight title would be allowed. Boxing News reported that Benn is ranked No. 1 by the World Boxing Council at welterweight. (boxingnewsonline.net, boxingnewsonline.net) Benn pushed the talks further on April 22, posting “Sign the contract” and tagging Garcia on X, according to Boxing News 24. The same outlet reported on April 15 that both sides were moving toward an August fight. (boxingnews24.com, boxingnews24.com) Garcia’s own public stance shifted again on April 23. Boxing News reported that Garcia said in a Fight Hub TV video that August is the target and that he wants only Benn next. (boxingnewsonline.net) That is a clearer position than the one Garcia had been projecting around other names. Sportsnaut and Boxing News and Views both listed Gervonta “Tank” Davis, Devin Haney and Benn as live options for Garcia’s 2026 schedule after Garcia’s February win over Mario Barrios. (sportsnaut.com, boxingnewsandviews.com) The Barrios result changed Garcia’s leverage in these talks. Sportsnaut reported Garcia beat Barrios on February 21, 2026 to put himself back “in the driver’s seat,” while Boxing News and Views said that win made new title-fight and rematch scenarios realistic again. (sportsnaut.com, boxingnewsandviews.com) Benn has been building his case from the other side of the table. Boxing News 24 reported on April 17 that Benn called Garcia his “priority” fight after signing a long-term deal with Zuffa Boxing, and on April 11 the same outlet said Benn wanted the World Boxing Council to order the fight. (boxingnews24.com, boxingnews24.com) A Haney rematch still hangs over the division. Boxing News and Views reported Garcia and Haney fought in April 2024, that Garcia’s win was later changed to a no-contest after an ostarine test, and that both now hold welterweight titles. (boxingnewsandviews.com) For now, the loudest signals point in one direction: Benn is calling for a signature, Garcia is saying he wants Benn in August, and De La Hoya says the remaining issue is whether the title fight can be made under Benn’s current deal. (boxingnews24.com, boxingnewsonline.net, boxingnewsonline.net)
