Conor Benn leaning on big-fight experience for Ryan Garcia bout

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Conor Benn insists his stadium experience has prepared him for the biggest challenge of his career when he attempts to dethrone WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia.

A fiery build-up has lit the fuse for their clash at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning with Garcia the odds-on favourite to retain his belt.

It will be the first time Benn has fought at 147lbs since 2022 and Garcia claims he is struggling to make the weight.

But Benn believes his two encounters with Chris Eubank Jr and battle against Regis Prograis -- all staged at a sold out Tottenham Hotspur Stadium -- have equipped him to shine.

"All the talking, tweeting, typing and streaming is done -- I'm ready to fight," the 29-year-old said.

"I don't focus on him and what he does, I focus on what I do. I bring tenacity, ferocity, spite, experience.

"I've been here before. I've fought in front of 70,000 three times now, on the bounce. So you know I'm here to come and really set the tone from the first round."

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Garcia, a 28-year-old American of Mexican heritage, is a significant step up in class from Benn's previous opponents with his hand speed expected to cause problems for the Briton.

"Conor's going to try real hard," Garcia said. "He's probably going to have to try to resort to some dirty tactics, so we'll be prepared for that.

"And we're just going to do what we do best, which is stay sharp and be ready for everything.

"We're conditioned 100% and we'll put on a hell of a show, I promise you that."