# Conor Benn Never Box at Welterweight Again

> Benn's trainer confirms he'll never fight welterweight after two-round loss to Garcia.
- Title: Conor Benn Never Box at Welterweight Again · Sky Sports
- Summary: Benn's trainer confirms he'll never fight welterweight after two-round loss to Garcia. Conor Benn's trainer Tony Sims says Benn will never box at…
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- Source: Sky Sports — https://skysports.com/boxing/news/12040/13592559/conor-benn-will-never-fight-at-welterweight-again-after-ryan-garcia-world-title-challenge-says-trainer-tony-sims
- Author: John Dennen
- Published: 2026-09-28T06:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: conor benn, ryan garcia, tony sims, welterweight, wbc, chris eubank jr, boxing, sports
## Benn loses to Garcia
Conor Benn lost his world title fight to Ryan Garcia in two rounds after being dropped heavily.

> Ryan Garcia retained his WBC world title after flooring Conor Benn heavily before forcing a stoppage victory in the second round.
## Trainer Tony Sims says Benn never fights welterweight again
Benn's trainer Tony Sims states he will never box at welterweight again after the loss.

> Conor Benn will never box at welterweight again, says trainer Tony Sims.
## Garcia stops Benn in second round
Ryan Garcia stopped Conor Benn in the second round after flooring him heavily.

> Benn returned to 147lbs to challenge Ryan Garcia for the WBC welterweight world championship, only to be dropped heavily and stopped on his feet in the second round.
## Sims explains fight outcome
Sims says Benn had a good camp but got caught with a shot in world boxing.

> But he did have a good camp, the sparring the week before went really well, he was in tune, listen he just got caught with a shot.
## Garcia's last fight for Benn
Sims confirms Garcia was Benn's last welterweight fight.

> Without a shadow of a doubt. He done well making the weight but it wasn't easy.
## Benn's potential third fight with Eubank Jr
Benn could fight Chris Eubank Jr at middleweight for a third bout after their previous two contests.

> The sons of great rivals Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, Benn and Eubank Jr boxed twice at middleweight last year.
## Benn needs rest after loss
Benn will take a break from boxing to recover mentally and physically after the loss.

> I think he needs to have a rest from boxing completely at the moment.
## Key takeaway

Conor Benn's trainer Tony Sims says Benn will never box at welterweight again after losing to Ryan Garcia in two rounds.