Conor Benn’s Welterweight Exit Leaves Bigger Questions

Menu Results Schedule Rankings Videos Tickets Forum Contact Us Menu Rankings Schedule Results Boxing Live Conor Benn’s Welterweight Exit Leaves Bigger Questions Google News Preferred Source By Boxing News 24 Desk - 09/28/2026 - Comments Conor Benn will never fight at welterweight again, according to trainer Tony Sims. That decision came after Ryan Garcia dropped Benn and stopped him in the second round of their WBC title fight. Making 147 pounds was hard, Sims says, but the weight cut cannot explain away the punch that ended Benn’s challenge.

“There’s no excuses,” Sims told Sky Sports . “It was tough doing the weight of course it was. He was never going to lie about that. But he did have a good camp, the sparring the week before went really well, he was in tune, listen he just got caught with a shot. In world boxing, that’s what happens.”

Sims has it right when he says Benn got caught. Garcia timed him and landed clean before the fight had settled into a long test of stamina. Benn can leave welterweight behind, but he still has to address the defensive mistake that gave Garcia the opening. At 154 or 160 pounds, opponents will be bigger, and they will see the same footage.