Manouk Akopyan

Ryan Garcia expects to put on a "beautiful" performance against Conor Benn on Saturday because of his talent and renewed focus.

The trash talk could overfill a garbage truck, but the war of words finally ends when they meet at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Paramount+ in the US and DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland.

Santillan (35-1, 18 KOs) is set to face WBA junior middleweight titleholder Abass Baraou (17-2, 9 KOs) on Friday at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, to headline a ProBox TV card on YouTube.

Lopez (33-3, 19 KOs) dropped Daniel Lugo (28-5, 1, 19 KOs) in the second and stopped him in the third round of a junior lightweight bout at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, as the co-main event of a ProBox TV card.

Former WBA 154-pound champion Baraou (18-2, 9 KOs) proved his championship pedigree by dictating the pace and edging Santillan (35-2, 18 KOs) by

Lopez (33-3, 19 KOs) dropped and stopped Daniel Lugo (28-5-1, 19 KOs) in three rounds Friday in his third fight at 130 pounds.

But that's more than fine for the former WBA junior middleweight titleholder and The Ring's No. 9-ranked contender in the division.

By Friday, boxing's biggest power brokers were forced to react to the idea of Crawford coming back for another fight, all while "Bud" maintained his position as an ex-fighter.

Many deemed the vocal brawl between De La Hoya and Dana White as the fight within the fight, but De La Hoya was missing in action throughout most of the matchup's race to the finish line Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

It appears that Ryan Garcia and Zuffa Boxing/UFC frontman Dana White have found a sweet spot to set a foundation for a working relationship moving forward.