Rolando Romero has described half of a potential fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn as “free meat”, believing he is at risk of a dislocated jaw.

“Rolly” defeated Garcia by a vast margin in May 2025, when a second-round knockdown contributed to his convincing unanimous decision victory.

Previously, ‘King Ry’ received a one-year ban after testing positive for ostarine, a banned substance, following an April 2024 meeting with Devin Haney.

However, despite his majority victory also being declared a nocontest, Garcia was presented with a world opportunity in February.

This resulted in a unanimous victory for the 27-year-old, who defeated Mario Barrios in the first round and won the WBC belt.

Since then, “King Ry” has been heavily linked to defending his welterweight title against Benn, who scored a points victory over Regis Prograis last month.

Despite defeating the retired Prograis at 150 pounds and not fighting at 147 pounds since 2022, “The Destroyer” is a top contender for the WBC welterweight title.

According to A Professional boxing fans However, when interviewing WBA welterweight champion Romero, Benn should not be mentioned in the same conversation as Garcia.

“Do I believe that Ryan Garcia really wants to fight Conor Benn and dislocate his jaw because Conor Benn is the easiest [opponent] in boxing? Yes. Everyone would take free meat.

Benn has previously failed two doping tests, as has Garcia, but is still scheduled to face the WBC champion on September 12.

“King Ry” revealed the news on The Jimmy Fallon Show earlier this weektelling the talk show host that their match would take place in Las Vegas.

The news spread on Thursday that Cruz will now train under Reynoso, Canelo Alvarez’s longtime trainer. Reynoso is widely known for preaching aggressive pressing, body punching and front leg attacking, which has led some fans to question whether the partnership solves the real problems that have plagued Cruz in recent fights.

Last December, Cruz fought to a 12-round draw against Lamont Roach, snapping his two-fight winning streak. He previously lost his WBA 140-pound title in a split decision loss to Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela on August 3, 2024. In both fights, Cruz fought defensively against talented boxers who were able to control the distance and land tidy counterattacks.

The story quickly sparked a backlash online when Reynoso’s involvement became public.

“Test him for drugs immediately,” one fan wrote on X.

“FAILURE NOW!!!!” another wrote, and several others filled their replies with syringe emojis and jokes referencing previous PED analyzes involving players who previously trained under Reynoso.

Other fans focused more on the boxing side of the move, wondering whether Cruz risks becoming even more aggressive under a coach already associated with high-pressure offense.

Still, the partnership gives Cruz a chance to rebuild momentum at 140 pounds after a tough stretch that exposed technical flaws against a higher-level opponent. Whether Reynoso can tighten up Cruz defensively could determine whether the move succeeds or simply turns him into a sharper version of the same fighter.

Adrien Broner’s streaming has been rocked by another theft allegation just weeks after the former four-weight world champion’s financial situation appeared to be stabilizing outside boxing.

Broner and Deen The Great’s Kick’s collaboration was rocky from the start, mainly because the boxer had been drinking almost every day since they started streaming together.

There were outbursts, tensions rose, and Broner always looked vulnerable to making another mistake after openly admitting he was broke despite earning around $5 million for the 2019 fight against Manny Pacquiao and millions more over the rest of his career.

There have already been some real flashpoints between the pair, but Deen has mostly managed to overcome the chaos as their chemistry has become one of the biggest reasons why the streams have started trending online.

Adrien Broner and Deen Great conflict

The latest brawl is a earnest blow to Broner.

As social media clips and reactions to the live streams surfaced online this week, Broner was accused of accepting money related to the streaming setup, leading to Deen publicly cutting ties with the Cincinnati player.

Broner has denied committing a crime.

The situation immediately brought back memories of previous allegations against Broner, including his name appearing in a 2025 federal RICO complaint related to alleged rigged craps games involving NBA players.

As WBN previously reported, Broner was accused in the complaint of receiving millions of players through loaded craps games, although the former champion was never charged.

The latter situation appears to be on a much smaller scale, but online reactions followed a familiar pattern whenever Broner became involved in a money-related controversy.

Broner and Deen Hope

Ironically, the switch to streaming was starting to look like one of the smartest decisions Broner had made in years.

After openly admitting that he had difficulty staying motivated following the death of longtime coach Mike Stafford, Broner seemed to rediscover some direction by streaming alongside Deen.

WBN recently revealed that Broner reportedly earned at least $65,000 in just one month from broadcasts during which he discussed plans to launch his own channel, Kick.

Despite the constant partying, drinking and content chaos, the setup at least seemed to provide Broner with structure, visibility and, once again, a steady income.

The pair continued to share commitments despite the setbacks, and even appeared on a “20 Women Vs” segment less than 24 hours after Deen announced their split.

Now there is hope that the situation can be fixed again, after Broner reportedly told Deen that things were going too well for the pair to fight over money.

The bigger issue at this point is whether Broner has already found another way to sabotage his own escape route now that life outside the ring has finally calmed down.

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Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Read the full biography.