Conor Benn has warned Ryan Garcia that the American will “find out” how hard he hits, after Regis Prograis claimed Benn is the hardest puncher he has ever faced. The Briton’s warning came after he shared footage of Prograis’s post-fight comments on social media.
Benn, 29, eased to a points victory over Prograis on Saturday at a 150lb catchweight on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s win against Arslanben Makhmudov. After the bout, Prograis retired and admitted to pre-fight injury troubles, but paid Benn a significant compliment.
“One thing I will say about him, you can say what you all want, but Conor Benn’s got some f***ing power,” Prograis said in an Instagram story. “Matter of fact, Conor Benn is the hardest puncher I have fought in my whole career. Last night we fought with 10oz gloves on, and Conor Benn can punch.”
Benn responded on X by writing: “You’ll find out soon enough @RyanGarcia,” alongside a dynamite emoji. Garcia had earlier tweeted “CONNOR BUMM” and “I’m down GARCIA VS BENN Let’s do it!!!!!!”, also predicting a stoppage win within six or seven rounds.
Other fighters have also weighed in, with Josh Taylor calling Benn “rank rotten”, Shakur Stevenson saying he would be disappointed if Benn lasted 12 rounds with him, and Devin Haney telling Benn to “stay away”. Benn has been linked to bouts with Garcia, Haney, Stevenson, and recently faced off with Stevenson after the latter’s win over Teofimo Lopez.
