Former Champion Predicts Ryan Garcia Would KO Conor Benn Amid Fight Rumors

Benn improved to 25-1 with his win over Prograis, which served as his Zuffa Boxing debut. He has since re-signed a multi-fight deal with Dana White's promotion before publicly calling out Garcia on ESPN's 'First Take.'

Although Prograis is arguably the biggest win of Benn's career, many fans still disliked the performance. Benn closed as a massive betting favorite to knock out the 37-year-old Prograis, who announced his retirement after the loss, making the 10-round decision disappointing to some.

Garcia is coming off his title-winning performance against Mario Barrios in February. He entered the fight off a disappointing loss to Rolando 'Rolly' Romero for the vacant WBA welterweight title, but looked like a new fighter against Barrios to finally clinch his first world title.

Conor Benn, Ryan Garcia remain on each others' hit lists

Although they have not competed in the same weight class for a while — Benn fought Chris Eubank Jr. at middleweight before facing Prograis at a 150-pound catchweight — Benn and Garcia have done nothing but relentlessly call each other out on social media for months. The fight seems to be what both athletes want, but extenuating circumstances have it far from a done deal.

While Benn recently aligned with White, Garcia has been working with Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions for years. White and De La Hoya have infamously been in each other's throats for nearly a decade and seemingly refuse to do business with one another.

Zuffa Boxing has done a great job severing relationships with many other powerful entities in the boxing industry all year and has yet to conduct business with anyone other than Turki Alalshikh and Ring Magazine. They have been De La Hoya's primary target during his weekly "Clapback Thursday" segments since their official launch in January.