Conor Benn criticises Ryan Garcia after the American fails to attend their first face-off ahead of Saturday’s WBC welterweight bout in Las Vegas. Benn says Garcia “bottled” the meeting, accusing him of not showing up as planned.
Sky Sports and the BBC both report Benn’s comments immediately after the face-off did not take place as expected. Sky Sports and the other outlet also include Benn’s use of the term “bottler” to describe Garcia’s behaviour. The reports agree on the core sequence: a scheduled meeting on Tuesday in Las Vegas does not happen because Garcia does not turn up, prompting Benn to publicly react. Coverage also places the incident in the context of the upcoming WBC welterweight showdown on Saturday.
