A WORLD champion had to go behind enemy lines to call out Ryan Garcia while undercover.

Garcia defends his WBC welterweight world title on Saturday in Las Vegas

A man wearing sunglasses and a beard holds a DAZN microphone with boxing match details at the bottom of the screen.A world champion had to go behind enemy lines to call out Ryan Garcia while undercover Ryan Garcia speaking at a press conference, with fight details for a World Welterweight Championship against Conor Benn shown below.Garcia couldn’t work out who it was

And he was probed on his quest to become the face of boxing but Garcia responded that he first has to beat WBA champ Teofimo Lopez.

It was at that point the man on the microphone ripped off his fake beard and hair – unveiling himself as Lopez.

The 29-year-old said: “What’s up, baby! I’m here.”

Garcia, 28, then let out a laugh and said: “Let’s do it.”

Benn, 29, returns to welterweight for the first time in over FOUR YEARS.

And he has described his cut back down to 147lb as “hell” leading to

Garcia confirmed he has even requested that both fighters be allowed to wear 8oz gloves

Rules in Nevada state anything over 148lb requires 10oz to be worn.

Ryan Garcia v Connor Benn - Press ConferenceTeofimo Lopez was uncovered as the mystery man Credit: Getty

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There's a massive year of boxing ahead!

It has already been a blockbuster year inside the ring, and it is not going to stop anytime soon!

All eyes are focused on when and will get in the ring, with the pair due to finally settle their decade-long rivalry.

fights for his first world title one week later against Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas – it is The Destroyer’s second bout for Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing.

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Garcia vs Benn - all the info

Ryan Garcia will make the first defence of his WBC welterweight title against British superstar Conor Benn THIS Saturday.

The blockbuster Las Vegas event is under the arm of Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing promotion.

Garcia, 28, captured his first world title in February by securing a dominant unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios.

Benn, 29, is challenging for a world title for the first time in his professional career.

His sole professional defeat came against domestic rival Chris Eubank Jr in April 2025, a loss he quickly avenged with a dominant unanimous decision victory in their November 2025 rematch.

Benn enters the biggest bout of his life following a decisive points win over former world champion Regis Prograis in April, which marked his debut under Zuffa Boxing.

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And Garcia said: “I’m just making sure that if he does not come in on weight, I still want to use the weapons that I’m used to using, which are 8oz gloves.

“So, it was more just um a cautionary thing in case he doesn’t make weight, that I get to still use 8oz gloves.

“Because that’s what I always fight at 147 and I don’t want to fight with 10oz. It’s more deadly at 8oz anyway, so that’s kind of why I did that.”

responded: “I’ve never missed weight in 10 years.

“You’re talking to someone who’s never missed weight versus someone who has missed weight previously, multiple times.

“So I don’t know, even I don’t even know why this has been brought up. ‘Oh, let me make a request for someone who’s never missed weight before. Let me put a request in.’

“It should be the other way around. I’ve never missed weight, ever.”