SportBoxingConor BennRyan Garcia has threatened to slap Conor Benn and risk cancelling their highly-anticipated grudge match on Saturday night in Las Vegas10:14, 10 Sep 2026Updated 10:16, 10 Sep 2026Ryan Garcia is willing to put his fight with Conor Benn at risk after promising to slap his foe face-to-face.‌The American will put his WBC welterweight title on the line on Saturday night in Las Vegas in the first defence of his coveted green belt. Benn will be looking to become a world champion for the first time, 34 years after his father Nigel struck gold on the world stage.‌Garcia and Benn have traded verbal jabs on multiple occasions in the build-up already, and the 147lb champion has thrown their fight into chaos just days before they are due to exchange leather after threatening to get physical either at the final pre-fight press conference or during the weigh-ins.‌"He's already got slapped with an egg (referring to Benn's altercation with Chris Eubank Jr)," he said during a media day on Wednesday. "So, it's like 'I cannot do it again.' Maybe with some ham or some salami. If he does some stupid s***, he will get slapped. If he wants to get stupid, he will get slapped. I do not give a f*** if the fight gets cancelled, I will slap the s*** out of him if he does something crazy.‌The 28-year-old - who is Mexican-American - was also quick to have a swipe at Benn after his rival slammed the champion for not speaking Spanish fluently and calling himself more Mexican than Garcia. "It's definitely given me a more intense level of focus," he said. "So it kind of backfired on him. He's going to see Saturday night how many Mexicans really ride with me."He could be talking all that s***. He's believing those comments. But come Saturday night, my people will come out for me. They will see who walks out with me. He's going to be in a shocker. I'm going to make sure to show him what type of person I am. He's going to realise, 'Oh s***. This f***** is really Mexican.'"FOLLOW OUR FIGHTING FB PAGE! Latest boxing and MMA news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook pageGarcia has ramped up the mind games throughout fight week thus far after he was a no-show for a scheduled face-off on Tuesday - leaving Benn stranded on his own.And while fans were left worried, the 147lb king admitted his absence was nothing to worry about and that he "wasn’t there" because he "didn’t want to be." Instead, the two stars are expected to go head-to-head on Thursday evening at their pre-fight press conference.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Conor Benn