There are obvious levels in boxing and I think we just saw them then.

Elite stuff from Ryan Garcia. There wasn't really anything Conor Benn could do about it.

Barry Jones
Former world champion on DAZN

The left hook was incredibly fast. Benn took a few earlier on, he seemed to be taking them well. He was keeping that right hand glued to his face, but they kept on getting through.

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The two now embrace in the middle of the ring.

I think Benn realises Garcia was just a level or three above.

Could the referee have given Benn a bit longer? I don't know, maybe but he saved him from taking an awful lot of damage there.

Benn was dropped at first by a stiff right hook bang on the button but he managed to beat the count.

Garcia wasn't letting Benn off though and the onslaught continued on the ropes until the referee jumped in.

UNBELIEVABLE!

Garcia stops Benn in the second round.

Wow!

Benn is dropped, he's wobbling all over the place.

A really gripping opening round. Both are certainly not shy about having a swing.

Garcia clips Benn with an early left hook and it knocks Benn slightly off balance in the opening 30 seconds. The left hand lands again as Benn walks on to another one.

Now Garcia comes in with two hard rights before Benn nails Garcia to the body.

Garcia's speed is proving too much for Benn in the opener but the Brit smiles as the bell rings.

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Listen to the noise!

Can Benn take the WBC welterweight title from Garcia? We're about to find out.

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport boxing journalist at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

Ryan Garcia has been the far more erratic of the two this week, although we have perhaps come to expect that from him.

Garcia appeared on WWE’s Monday Night Raw in July and at times this week he has brought that same wrestling-style energy - shouting, performing and playing to the crowd.

Away from the cameras, though, we spoke to him on Tuesday and saw a very different side. He was polite, engaging and showed very little ego.

He is clearly a showman. The question tonight is whether he can flick the switch and become the disciplined world champion again once the bell rings.

Wow, I can't wait to witness what's about to happen in this one.

Will Conor Benn pull off what very few think he's capable of or will Ryan Garcia be too much for him?

We're going through the introductions. Heavy boos for Benn.

Tony Bellew
Retired world champion on DAZN

[Conor Benn] could of picked easier champions to face, probably in more comfortable weight classes as well, but he has chose the most dangerous, and probably the quickest guy in the division, and it's one I can't wait to see.

Ryan Garcia looks ITCHING to go right now.

He can't stay still in the ring.

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport boxing journalist at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

Conor Benn has been surprisingly relaxed this week. He has seemed to genuinely enjoy the Las Vegas spotlight.

Benn has carried himself with plenty of swagger, stopped for supporters and looked like a happy fighter rather than somebody burdened by the occasion.

Perhaps being away from home helps too. There has not been quite the same scrutiny he often attracts in Britain.

Even when Ryan Garcia has tried to get under his skin at the news conferences and weigh-in, Benn has largely kept his cool.

Whether that calm survives the first left hook is another matter.

Ryan Garcia loves to land hard, stinging punches to the head, with just 14% of them dropping down to the body.

Conor Benn, on the other hand, has more than double the output to the body and he may need to do that tonight to slow down Garcia.

When a 22-year-old Ryan Garcia climbed off the canvas to beat Team GB Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell, it always seemed he was destined for the top.

After six years, two defeats, a no-contest and a one-year suspension later, Garcia claimed his place at the top when he beat Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title.

Now, he bids to keep hold of his gold.

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