Garcia won 15 national amateur titles before turning professional in 2016 and earning a first-round TKO victory on his debut.

He began his career as a lightweight but also featured at super-featherweight as he stitched together a 20-fight win streak.

Garcia beat Briton Luke Campbell by seventh-round TKO to win the interim WBC lightweight title.

His first career loss came in his 24th bout when he was stopped in round seven by fellow American Gervonta Davis.

In 2024, Garcia was handed a shot at WBC light-welterweight champion Devin Haney but he missed weight and was not eligible to claim the belt after picking up a decision victory.

That result was later overturned to a no-contest; Garcia was also handed a one-year suspension after failing a drugs test.

Garcia lost to Rolly Romero on his return in May 2025 but bounced back with a decision win over Barrios in February to claim his first world title.

Like Garcia, Benn turned professional in 2016 and enjoyed a similarly stunning start to his career, winning his first 23 fights.

In 2023, he was also suspended from boxing for failing two voluntary drugs tests.

His ban was lifted by the National Anti-Doping Panel, although he remained suspended by the UK Anti-Doping Agency (Ukad) and was unable to fight in the UK.

He fought twice in the United States – beating Rodolfo Orozco and Peter Dobson – before his ban was eventually lifted following a two-year battle with Ukad and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).

Benn’s first fight back in the UK ended in defeat against Eubank in April 2025, but he avenged what remains his sole career loss seven months later.