Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn faced off in a chaotic Las Vegas news conference on Thursday ahead of their WBC welterweight title fight at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. Champion Garcia dominated proceedings with theatrical antics, insults and taunts, while challenger Benn remained largely composed, focusing on promising fans "value for money" rather than engaging with the trash talk.

Garcia, 28, notably ate a boiled egg during the presser as a pointed reference to Benn's 2022 positive tests for clomifene, which the WBC ruled could plausibly stem from high egg consumption; Garcia has himself served a doping ban after testing positive for ostarine. Security later confiscated a second egg from Garcia before the face-off, averting a repeat of last year's incident when Chris Eubank Jr slapped Benn with one. Other flashpoints included Garcia mocking Benn's Mexican heritage claims (Benn replied in fluent Spanish), jabs at Benn's manager and his struggles making the 10st 7lb limit, and a surprise appearance by WBA champion Teofimo Lopez disguised in a fake beard.