​After months of verbal warfare, Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn will fight for the WBC welterweight title.Britain’s own Benn will travel to the United States, on enemy soil, to compete in the biggest fight of his career. ‘The Destroyer’ has elevated to a new level of late, first avenging his single career defeat against Chris Eubank Jr. before dominating Regis Prograis in his first bout since becoming the first big-name boxer to sign for Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing promotion. Benn and Garcia will finally settle their differences in the ring after months of talk, with Garcia believing he’ll be too much for the Brit and expecting himself to retain his belt after beating Mario Barrios earlier this year.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRyan Garcia vs. Conor Benn was boxing’s worst-kept secret, and Garcia’s long-term admirer, Dana White, has now made it official. White announced all the details in a video posted on his social media accounts.”Alright, everybody, it is official,” White said. “Ryan Garcia versus Conor Benn is signed and [will be] taking place September 12, live from T-Mobile Arena here in Las Vegas.””Garcia is the world welterweight champion. Ring Magazine’s fifth-ranked welterweight in the world. He has 25 wins, and 20 of those came by knockout. And he is facing Conor Benn, who is 25-1 with 14 knockouts. His only loss is to Eubanks Jr., and he immediately avenged that loss.””These guys have been going back and forth on social media and this fight is going to be awesome. Live on Mexican Independence Weekend, September 12, live globally on Paramount Plus and on DAZN in the UK & Ireland.”Ryan Garcia will make the first defense of his WBC welterweight world title against Conor Benn on September 12. The matchup will take place in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, live on Paramount+ and on DAZN in the UK and Ireland.