Ryan Garcia retained his WBC welterweight title with a dominant second-round stoppage of Britain's Conor Benn in Las Vegas, in a fight many had predicted would be a mismatch. Garcia controlled the contest from the start, repeatedly finding his target as Benn came forward with a wild, increasingly reckless approach, and the American made good on his pre-fight promise to stop his opponent inside five rounds.

Benn was floored by a clean right hook in the second round and beat the count, but Garcia quickly resumed his assault, pinning him against the ropes until the referee intervened. It was the second defeat of Benn's ten-year professional career and his first bout at welterweight in more than four years, a weight he had already said would be his last regardless of the outcome; Garcia, 28, improved to 26 wins from 28 fights, while the event, watched by 18,855 fans, also featured a moment's silence marking the anniversary of Ricky Hatton's death.