UK Boxing
Ryan Garcia denies receiving a contract to fight Conor Benn
Ryan Garcia insists he was not given a contract to fight Conor Benn, despite the Briton insisting he signed a contract for the fight.
Garcia and Benn are reportedly in talks for a welterweight world title clash in Las Vegas in August.
Benn is the number one contender for the American’s WBC crown, which he won by unanimous decision over Mario Barrios in February.
On Wednesday, Benn publicly called on his rival to sign the end of the deal.
“Sign the contract @RyanGarcia,” the 29-year-old wrote X.
“King Ry” sharply criticized “The Destroyer”, claiming that he was not given a contract to sign.
The 27-year-old wrote further X: “If I actually had a contract, Conor, I would sign it as soon as one of these hands touches your jaw on fight night.”
Benn has not broken the 147-pound limit since 2022, although he has signaled his intention to return to welterweight, and his last fight was at 150 pounds.
The player from Ilford said goodbye to former two-time world champion, Regis Prograis unanimous decision at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this month.
Benn fought at middleweight in his two fights, then fought Prograis in two hard-fought matches against Chris Eubank Jr.
Prior to his victory over Porgrais, the 29-year-old controversially left former promotional team Matchroom to join Zuffa Boxing on a one-fight deal reportedly worth $15 million.
Benn resigned last week from the company formed by UFC president Dana White as part of a five-fight contract.
“I just signed a fresh multi-fight contract, which I am very joyful with,” he said.
“Our visions are consistent.
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If I actually had a contract, Conor, I would sign it as soon as one of those hands touched your jaw on fight night.
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) April 22, 2026
“Our goal remains the same, which is to win the world title, but more importantly, to give people the fight they want.
“Give people mega fights.”
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David Benavidez is already looking to the future ahead of next week’s showdown with Zurdo Ramirez.
Benavidez challenges Zurdo for his unified WBO and WBA cruiserweight world titles next Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, live on DAZN pay-per-view.
“The Mexican Monster” is moving up from lightweight heavyweight, where he holds the WBC crown, in a bid to become a three-division world champion.
An undisputed 175-pound title fight with Dmitry Bivol has so far eluded the undefeated 29-year-old, but he insists he will return to the weight class after the Ramirez fight in an attempt to lure Bivol to fight him.
“My plan wasn’t just to abandon the lightweight heavyweight division,” Benavidez said Ariel Helwani show.
“My plan was this [to] come up, win two titles, come back and make this fight with me and Bivol even bigger.
“My dream is to become unified champion.
“It would be wise for me to go back downstairs.”
Bivol, the holder of the remaining IBF, WBA and WBO belts, will defend his IBF title against mandatory challenger Michael Eifert on May 30 in Russia.
The 35-year-old won the undisputed crown, among others revenge victory over Artur Beterbiev in his last appearance last February.
The Russian gave up the WBC belt, which Benavidez currently holds, in pursuit of a third meeting with Beterbiev, which ultimately did not take place.
Benavidez, who stopped Anthony Yarde in Riyad in November, is also hoping to fight former undisputed lightweight heavyweight champion Beterbiev, who hasn’t fought since his only professional loss to Bivol.
“After this fight [against Bivol] when I win the titles,” he added.
“I’m going to fight Beterbiev.
“I’m probably most excited about Beterbiev.
“These are two monsters heading on a collision course.
“Beterbiev was a bogeyman for a long, long, long time.
“Being the monster I am, I have to go in there and get rid of the bogeyman.”
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UK Boxing
Lawrence Okolie failed a drug test, meaning the entire Paris event was canceled due to fight card being thrown out
Queensberry have announced that their scheduled performance in Paris on Saturday has been canceled following Lawrence Okolie’s failed drug test.
Okolie was scheduled to face Tony Yoka in a key heavyweight clash.
However, the 33-year-old returned an unfavorable analysis result in the VADA test.
Promoter Frank Warren made a last-minute effort to find a replacement, as reported by David Adeleye proboxing-fans.com earlier on Tuesday, he would be willing to step in with four days’ notice.
Later on Tuesday, Queensberry confirmed that the entire card had been scrapped.
Queensberry said in a statement posted on the website X: “Due to circumstances beyond our control, Queensberry and DAZN have regretfully decided to cancel the event scheduled for Saturday in Paris.
“Please contact your ticket purchaser for a refund.”
The event was scheduled to feature a super welterweight clash between WBC title challenger Bakary Samake and Ermal Hadribeaj.
Okolie vowed to prove his innocence, citing treatment for a previous injury as the reason for the test failure.
The Londoner reposted the post Instagram: “Before anyone starts imagining the worst, after injuring my biceps last year, I injured my elbow on the same arm during this camp.
— Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 21, 2026
“I underwent treatment and now we are here.
“I hope common sense will prevail.
“I will of course cooperate fully with all relevant authorities and I am confident that any investigation will clear my name.
“I will not be making any further comments at this time.
“Thank you for all your support and see you soon.”
According to reports“The Sauce” tested positive for GHRP 2 and its metabolite M8, a synthetic substance that stimulates the body to release human growth hormone.
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The substance is able to enhance muscle mass, improve regeneration and lend a hand with fat loss.
The positive test and subsequent canceled fight put his world heavyweight title hopes on ice for now.
Okolie, a former cruiserweight world champion, is the number one contender in the WBC rankings, behind world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
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