Benn dismisses Garcia social media outbursts as 'tantrums'

Conor Benn has accused Ryan Garcia of throwing tantrums on social media ahead of a potential clash between the pair. The welterweight prospect said Garcia's online behaviour amounts to toys being thrown out of the pram.

“He throws his toys out of the pram on social media, throwing little tantrums”

— Conor Benn, via BBC Sport

What Conor Benn said

Benn has been linked with a fight against Garcia after both men campaigned at welterweight through 2024. The British fighter remains sidelined from domestic competition while his legal battle over failed drugs tests continues, but has fought abroad under alternative licensing. Garcia has courted controversy with erratic social media posts throughout the past year.

What it moves

The comments set up a verbal war between two of boxing's biggest social media presences. Garcia has yet to respond publicly. Any bout would need a willing commission and broadcaster, with Benn's UK Boxing Board suspension still active and Garcia serving his own sanction in several US jurisdictions.

Source: bbc.co.uk. Full Conor Benn fight history and recent news at boxingnews.com.