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But WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia is promising that he'll ravage his rival's career when they square off Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Paramount+ in the U.S. and DAZN Pay-Per-View in the UK and Ireland. "I'm going to go in there and destroy this man," Garcia said on "Road to Garcia vs. Benn," a produced vignette chronicling his preparation for the fight. "This is going to be a really, really beautiful performance. He's just not good enough to beat me.

Well, the 29-year-old hopes to seize his chance when he takes on former featherweight champion Mark Magsayo Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Their about takes place on the undercard of the WBC lightweight title clash between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn, live on Paramount+ in the US and DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland. Las Vegas' Cortes knows he can use Magsayo, who ended Gary Russell Jr.'s WBC 126-pound title reign in 2021, to make a name for himself.

The 31-year-old beat Endry Saavedra to claim the interim belt in April before was then upgraded to his position as full champion three months later. But, as is often the case for boxers who do not win their first world title in the ring, Bentley says the achievement was not as fulfilling as he expected. “I’ll be honest with you, I was driving back from a meeting with Frank Warren when my manager phoned me asking if I’d checked my emails,” Bentley tells The Ring.

Twelve rounds later, those plans were in serious trouble. Ruiz, the former unified world champion, ended a two-year inactive spell but lost a unanimous decision to heavy underdog Damian Knyba at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The official scores were 117-110 and 114-113 twice. Those final two scorecards made the fight appear considerably closer than it actually was.

Garcia was to kick off fight week festivities Tuesday in Las Vegas with a face-off against Conor Benn at a rooftop deck at Mandalay Bay, setting up a scenic shot overlooking The Strip before Saturday's fight at T-Mobile Arena. Instead, WBC welterweight champion Garcia apparently had no intention of working on his promotional obligations and intentionally bailed on the scheduled event.

Laguna was known to have been ill for a while and in hospital, though his family didn’t disclose his illness. Notable tributes came from Laguna's countryman Roberto Duran and WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. "It has deeply pained me to learn of the passing of my champion, the great Ismael Laguna, 'El Tigre de Santa Isabel,' idol and legend of Panamanian and world boxing, a figure who left an indelible mark on my life," Duran said in an Instagram post.

Laguna was known to have been ill for a while and in hospital, though his family didn’t disclose his illness. Notable tributes came from Laguna's countryman Roberto Duran and WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. "It has deeply pained me to learn of the passing of my champion, the great Ismael Laguna, 'El Tigre de Santa Isabel,' idol and legend of Panamanian and world boxing, a figure who left an indelible mark on my life," Duran said in an Instagram post.

Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn will soon settle their differences insidae the ring. Garcia makes the first defense of his WBC welterweight title against Benn on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The bout will stream on Paramount+ in the United States and on DAZN across the UK and Ireland. Garcia (25-2, 20 KOs) enters off one of the best performances of his career, beating Mario Barrios by unanimous decision to become champion on February 21.

For months, it appeared that Buatsi was going to face Callum Smith in a sequel following their February 2025 barnburner that resulted in a decision win for the latter. But Smith finally got his WBO mandatory shot against Ring, IBF, WBA and WBO champion Dmitry Bivol last week, which ended the monthslong unknown next move for Buatsi. But there is a silver lining for Buatsi — the fight against Hutchinson comes with the WBC interim title on the line.

The 147-pound champions include Teofimo Lopez (WBA), Devin Haney (WBO), Paro (IBF) and Garcia (WBC), who defends his title for the first time on Saturday against Conor Benn at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Paramount+ in the US and DAZN in the UK and Ireland. Garcia envisions blasting Benn, unifying titles against Lopez and then facing Haney for the undisputed crown, assuming his ival takes care of business against Paro sometime in between.