Eddie Hearn is gloating because Zuffa Boxing paid a massive premium to snatch Conor Benn, only to watch their expensive acquisition get dismantled inside two rounds. Ryan Garcia’s right hand exposed Benn’s limits at the elite world level, leaving Zuffa holding the bag on a fighter whose marketability took a direct hit.
Hearn claims the Garcia-Benn event generated an $8 million gate but still lost heavily because of the money invested in the card and Benn.
“The show would have lost a lot of money, but that’s the investment that they’re making,” Hearn told The Stomping Ground. “They’ve absolutely done their conkers on Conor Benn. They neve
