All language subtitles for Weg naar Garcia vs Benn Garcia vs Benn Live 12 sept.

af Afrikaans
ak Akan
sq Albanian
am Amharic
ar Arabic
hy Armenian
az Azerbaijani
eu Basque
be Belarusian
bem Bemba
bn Bengali
bh Bihari
bs Bosnian
br Breton
bg Bulgarian
km Cambodian
ca Catalan
ceb Cebuano
chr Cherokee
ny Chichewa
zh-CN Chinese (Simplified)
zh-TW Chinese (Traditional)
co Corsican
hr Croatian
cs Czech
da Danish
en English
eo Esperanto
et Estonian
ee Ewe
fo Faroese
tl Filipino
fi Finnish
fr French
fy Frisian
gaa Ga
gl Galician
ka Georgian
de German
el Greek
gn Guarani
gu Gujarati
ht Haitian Creole
ha Hausa
haw Hawaiian
iw Hebrew
hi Hindi
hmn Hmong
hu Hungarian
is Icelandic
ig Igbo
id Indonesian
ia Interlingua
ga Irish
it Italian
ja Japanese
jw Javanese
kn Kannada
kk Kazakh
rw Kinyarwanda
rn Kirundi
kg Kongo
ko Korean
kri Krio (Sierra Leone)
ku Kurdish
ckb Kurdish (Soranî)
ky Kyrgyz
lo Laothian
la Latin
lv Latvian
ln Lingala
lt Lithuanian
loz Lozi
lg Luganda
ach Luo
lb Luxembourgish
mk Macedonian
mg Malagasy
ms Malay
ml Malayalam
mt Maltese
mi Maori
mr Marathi
mfe Mauritian Creole
mo Moldavian
mn Mongolian
my Myanmar (Burmese)
sr-ME Montenegrin
ne Nepali
pcm Nigerian Pidgin
nso Northern Sotho
no Norwegian
nn Norwegian (Nynorsk)
oc Occitan
or Oriya
om Oromo
ps Pashto
fa Persian
pl Polish
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil)
pt Portuguese (Portugal)
pa Punjabi
qu Quechua
ro Romanian
rm Romansh
nyn Runyakitara
ru Russian
sm Samoan
gd Scots Gaelic
sr Serbian
sh Serbo-Croatian
st Sesotho
tn Setswana
crs Seychellois Creole
sn Shona
sd Sindhi
si Sinhalese
sk Slovak
sl Slovenian
so Somali
es Spanish
es-419 Spanish (Latin American)
su Sundanese
sw Swahili
sv Swedish
tg Tajik
ta Tamil
tt Tatar
te Telugu
th Thai
ti Tigrinya
to Tonga
lua Tshiluba
tum Tumbuka
tr Turkish
tk Turkmen
tw Twi
ug Uighur
uk Ukrainian
ur Urdu
uz Uzbek
vi Vietnamese
cy Welsh
wo Wolof
xh Xhosa
yi Yiddish
yo Yoruba
zu Zulu
Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,570 --> 00:00:06,830 In boxing, everyone wants their moment in the spotlight. 2 00:00:07,710 --> 00:00:14,570 A chance to prove that every sacrifice made, every hardship endured, was worth 3 00:00:14,570 --> 00:00:15,570 the road traveled. 4 00:00:16,170 --> 00:00:23,110 Because beneath those lights, a fighter can define how that journey will 5 00:00:23,110 --> 00:00:24,110 be remembered. 6 00:00:26,830 --> 00:00:31,610 And on Mexican Independence Weekend in Las Vegas, Four fighters will step 7 00:00:31,610 --> 00:00:34,690 beneath them. Different roads, same destination. 8 00:00:35,510 --> 00:00:40,790 Each ready to prove their road ends with a hand raised and a legacy further 9 00:00:40,790 --> 00:00:41,790 defined. 10 00:00:42,770 --> 00:00:45,410 The higher the moment, the more focused you have to be. 11 00:00:45,670 --> 00:00:50,010 This is why you get punched in the face, why you go through the pressure. The 12 00:00:50,010 --> 00:00:53,150 moments before that bell rings and you're looking at them, that's when it 13 00:00:53,150 --> 00:00:54,150 gets real. 14 00:00:54,530 --> 00:00:57,530 For Ryan Garcia, the spotlight is nothing new. 15 00:00:58,250 --> 00:01:00,210 One of boxing's biggest stars. 16 00:01:00,570 --> 00:01:02,510 This kid is a superstar! 17 00:01:02,910 --> 00:01:06,550 And in February, Garcia reached a milestone years in the making. 18 00:01:08,230 --> 00:01:12,730 Defeating Mario Barrios to become WBC welterweight champion. 19 00:01:13,130 --> 00:01:14,810 A lot of fire, turmoil. 20 00:01:15,050 --> 00:01:17,830 It built me into the champion I am. 21 00:01:18,150 --> 00:01:21,990 But to be a champion in this sport, you have to defend it. 22 00:01:22,290 --> 00:01:23,770 The first challenger? 23 00:01:25,630 --> 00:01:26,830 Connor Benn. 24 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:35,180 The son of British boxing legend, Nigel Benn. He's become one of the sport's 25 00:01:35,180 --> 00:01:37,680 most relentless and recognizable stars. 26 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,340 But one thing has remained out of reach. 27 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:44,740 A world championship. 28 00:01:45,320 --> 00:01:46,640 It's a 5-3 WBC title. 29 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:47,779 Same title. 30 00:01:47,780 --> 00:01:52,140 My dad had the stars of the line. I need to get that world title. And he's in the 31 00:01:52,140 --> 00:01:53,140 way. 32 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:54,640 It's always personal. 33 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,760 And the main event won't be the only world championship at stake. At 34 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,700 cruiserweight, undefeated Jai Opetiah. 35 00:02:05,100 --> 00:02:12,080 30 fights, 23 knockouts, and a reputation for delivering violence 36 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:16,980 every time he steps into the ring. Slip up, one fucking shot, you're gone. 37 00:02:17,980 --> 00:02:22,720 Now he gets the biggest stage of his career to prove he's deserving of it. 38 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,040 I'm that guy. 39 00:02:25,030 --> 00:02:29,590 Standing across from him will be a man with no intention of becoming knockout 40 00:02:29,590 --> 00:02:30,590 number 24. 41 00:02:32,070 --> 00:02:37,630 The Armenian-born Noel Mikhalian has spent more than a decade fighting his 42 00:02:37,630 --> 00:02:41,450 way through the cruiserweight division and a world championship of his own. 43 00:02:42,330 --> 00:02:47,470 He comes to Las Vegas as the Dark Horse and perhaps the biggest threat yet to 44 00:02:47,470 --> 00:02:48,870 Obataya's perfect record. 45 00:02:49,490 --> 00:02:53,010 A lot of people can't miss an underdog, but I'm sure my head will be raised. 46 00:02:53,900 --> 00:02:56,600 Four fighters, two world championships. 47 00:02:57,640 --> 00:02:59,980 This is their story. 48 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:05,020 I don't think people understand the levels I go to master the craft. 49 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,580 This fight is going to be extraordinary. 50 00:03:08,860 --> 00:03:12,340 Ten years of hard work, suffering, pressure. 51 00:03:12,900 --> 00:03:14,280 It's for this fight. 52 00:03:14,780 --> 00:03:16,120 It's for this moment. 53 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,660 On September 12th, they'll share the same spotlight. 54 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,400 And beneath it... 55 00:03:23,030 --> 00:03:24,950 There will be nowhere to hide. 56 00:03:26,310 --> 00:03:27,810 Ready to put it all on the line. 57 00:03:28,050 --> 00:03:29,150 This is what it takes. 58 00:03:29,410 --> 00:03:32,290 I'm gonna knock this guy out. I'm gonna render him unconscious. 59 00:03:33,050 --> 00:03:35,050 He's just not good enough to beat me. 60 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:40,210 I'm gonna go in there and destroy this man. 61 00:03:41,410 --> 00:03:43,530 This is Road to Garcia vs. 62 00:03:43,850 --> 00:03:44,850 Ben. 63 00:04:02,570 --> 00:04:07,810 With the fight booked, Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn descend on New York City 64 00:04:07,810 --> 00:04:14,030 ahead of their September 12th showdown. 65 00:04:15,390 --> 00:04:22,130 A championship clash set for Mexican Independence Weekend, one of boxing's 66 00:04:22,130 --> 00:04:26,290 most revered stages, long reserved for the sport's biggest stars. 67 00:04:29,050 --> 00:04:34,260 And in Garcia and Benn, boxing has two fighters seemingly built for the 68 00:04:34,260 --> 00:04:38,740 occasion these two guys you see why they make a big fight ryan garcia whatever 69 00:04:38,740 --> 00:04:45,040 you want to say about him has explosive power and ridiculous hand speak he has 70 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:50,440 10 million social media followers and connor ben like you look at them they 71 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,560 look like a fight in a movie where you would cast guys the two of them look 72 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:59,100 like hollywood right For a British fighter to go over and headline, see my 73 00:04:59,100 --> 00:05:03,040 ballerina fight for the WBC world title in a sellout is big. 74 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,200 On paper, a fight like this doesn't need much selling. 75 00:05:07,900 --> 00:05:09,380 Rate Conor out of 10. 76 00:05:09,660 --> 00:05:10,660 Power. Life. 77 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:11,880 Horror. Dude. 78 00:05:12,180 --> 00:05:13,180 Boxing IQ. 79 00:05:13,380 --> 00:05:15,380 I will make him quit. 80 00:05:15,620 --> 00:05:17,840 Makes me look like someone who's competed at Super Middleweight. You 81 00:05:17,840 --> 00:05:19,780 think I'm worried about what a lightweight can do to me? 82 00:05:19,980 --> 00:05:21,480 I mean, he's a big star. 83 00:05:22,110 --> 00:05:26,350 This is a chance to prove if he's at a super, super high level, but I don't 84 00:05:26,350 --> 00:05:27,329 think so. 85 00:05:27,330 --> 00:05:30,990 But selling a fight means putting its stars in the same room. 86 00:05:32,910 --> 00:05:36,390 Both their styles, when you match them up, I believe it's not going to 87 00:05:36,390 --> 00:05:38,390 distance. I think somebody's going to get knocked out. 88 00:05:38,910 --> 00:05:41,510 King Ryan, Ryan Garcia. 89 00:05:41,850 --> 00:05:47,970 And when Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn enter the same room... Who's got the 90 00:05:47,970 --> 00:05:48,970 first question? 91 00:05:49,210 --> 00:05:50,990 Things have a way of happening. 92 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:52,480 Question for Connor Ben. 93 00:05:52,820 --> 00:05:56,580 Brian says he's going to steal your aura during the fight. How do you feel about 94 00:05:56,580 --> 00:06:00,940 that? I'm not really too concerned about his little influence to my right. He can 95 00:06:00,940 --> 00:06:04,020 say whatever he wants. Ain't going to make no difference come September the 96 00:06:04,020 --> 00:06:06,200 12th. Yeah, 12 round war proven. 97 00:06:06,460 --> 00:06:08,240 I'm going to knock him out five and below. 98 00:06:08,460 --> 00:06:12,060 This not be a 12 round war. He's not good enough to beat me. You think this 99 00:06:12,060 --> 00:06:14,900 man's going to beat me? You think I'm going to let a guy from the UK come here 100 00:06:14,900 --> 00:06:17,120 and beat me and take my belt? You lost your mind. 101 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,880 He can clown around and shout as loud as he wants. 102 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,000 The loudest ones in the room are the weakest ones in the room. 103 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,540 You won't do shit. I promise you won't do shit. I promise you won't do shit. 104 00:06:28,740 --> 00:06:35,580 Because long before this fight was signed, there 105 00:06:35,580 --> 00:06:36,580 was bad blood. 106 00:06:37,900 --> 00:06:43,600 At the ring awards, he was really cool with me and saying, what's up, blah, 107 00:06:43,620 --> 00:06:44,179 blah, blah. 108 00:06:44,180 --> 00:06:45,180 How's that going? 109 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:46,560 How does it go? You tell me. 110 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,820 We'll see. That's what they all say. But somehow I find the target every time. 111 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:53,480 No, I'm serious. 112 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:54,900 He was looking for a moment. 113 00:06:55,220 --> 00:06:58,100 The most goofiest shit you could probably do because it was so 114 00:06:58,100 --> 00:06:59,100 unprovoked. 115 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,080 Ultimately, 116 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:06,220 I'll tell you, it's personal. 117 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:07,980 For me, I just want his title. 118 00:07:08,860 --> 00:07:09,860 And he's in the way. 119 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,260 You keep running your mouth. Easy work. Easy work. 120 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:21,980 Easy work. Easy work. Easy work. 121 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:23,300 Easy work. 122 00:07:23,860 --> 00:07:26,560 Easy work. 123 00:07:27,100 --> 00:07:30,340 Easy work. Easy work. Easy work. 124 00:07:31,060 --> 00:07:36,840 Easy work. 125 00:07:59,789 --> 00:08:05,550 I don't think Connor understands how much I actually do love the game of 126 00:08:05,550 --> 00:08:06,550 boxing. 127 00:08:07,930 --> 00:08:11,930 I don't think he understands how much I actually know about boxing. 128 00:08:18,030 --> 00:08:23,430 I think that he just sees me as talented, but he doesn't know all the 129 00:08:23,430 --> 00:08:26,030 levels I go to master the craft. 130 00:08:26,330 --> 00:08:28,930 I just don't think he understands how good I am. 131 00:08:32,710 --> 00:08:37,289 Talent has always been the easy label for Ryan Garcia. But after a lifetime 132 00:08:37,289 --> 00:08:41,909 spent honing these gifts, what once looked instinctive has become something 133 00:08:41,909 --> 00:08:43,390 far more refined. 134 00:08:45,730 --> 00:08:50,670 And far more dangerous. 135 00:08:55,610 --> 00:08:58,690 Nobody could really do it as good as me. That's just the truth. 136 00:08:58,970 --> 00:09:01,310 You're just seeing the next evolution of me. 137 00:09:01,850 --> 00:09:06,890 Ryan Garcia's game may have evolved, but his most dangerous advantage is perhaps 138 00:09:06,890 --> 00:09:07,890 the simplest. 139 00:09:08,970 --> 00:09:10,170 Speed kills. 140 00:09:23,709 --> 00:09:27,390 Ryan's skills have helped make him boxing's most followed figure. 141 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:35,670 But whether inside the ring or beyond it, Ryan Garcia has always done things 142 00:09:35,670 --> 00:09:37,090 his way. 143 00:09:44,290 --> 00:09:48,670 But beneath the celebrity, his identity has always started in the ring. 144 00:09:50,310 --> 00:09:54,890 Brian did a very good job in social media. But they got to know who you 145 00:09:54,890 --> 00:09:58,410 really are. And people never knew his history. 146 00:09:59,330 --> 00:10:02,830 I remember I begged to leave and I was like, I don't know if I was seven or 147 00:10:02,830 --> 00:10:04,810 eight. I was hitting the mitts. 148 00:10:05,430 --> 00:10:07,910 And everybody would just stop and stare at me. 149 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,220 And then I had that sense of, I want to entertain the people looking at me. 150 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:18,740 Like, oh, they're watching? 151 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:19,960 I'm going to go harder. 152 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:29,300 I was really talented sparring people, beating up everybody, 153 00:10:29,620 --> 00:10:31,840 winning national titles consistently. 154 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,920 I started posting videos, and once I realized my sister had 10K followers, I 155 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,040 was like, oh, I'm going to get more. She was like, no, you won't. I was like, all 156 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:42,040 right. 157 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,620 I hit 10K and I was like, bro, I'm not going to stop. And I went, I just kept 158 00:10:45,620 --> 00:10:46,620 going crazy. 159 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,300 It became a game to me. I'm going to post this, I'm going to post this, post 160 00:10:54,300 --> 00:10:59,800 this. And then one day I posted a video and it went nuts. It's like, who's this 161 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,200 boxer? Guys liked it, girls liked it. 162 00:11:12,560 --> 00:11:14,200 He just came with a lot of hate, you know. 163 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,400 Instagram fighter, you're not shit, you don't fight nobody, offer it. I just 164 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:19,940 kept on knocking people out, though. 165 00:11:22,460 --> 00:11:28,280 Every chance I had, I knocked them out. I would post those videos and knock 166 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,120 somebody out. It was like a rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat. 167 00:11:35,460 --> 00:11:40,980 He was knocking people out. 168 00:11:41,740 --> 00:11:45,120 And that's like being a baseball player and hitting home runs. 169 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:51,820 In every fight that he had, the crowd would get bigger and bigger and bigger. 170 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:58,120 Ryan was loving it. He loved the attention. He knew that things were 171 00:11:58,120 --> 00:11:59,120 growing. 172 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:16,100 So many fun moments. So many great times. 173 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:18,900 A lot of bad moments, controversies. 174 00:12:20,860 --> 00:12:26,280 By the time Devin Haney stood across from him, the chaos surrounding Ryan had 175 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,740 become as much a part of the story as the fight itself. 176 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:34,380 For the Devin Haney fight, there's something deeper than boxing. 177 00:12:34,660 --> 00:12:38,680 That's why I told people, it's not a boxing match to me. The thoughts in my 178 00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:39,680 brain were bad. 179 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,620 What do you guys want me to say? I've already said everything. 180 00:12:42,860 --> 00:12:46,360 I'll break this whole thing right now. That's how I'm firing. I'm strong. 181 00:12:46,620 --> 00:12:47,620 I'm strong. 182 00:12:47,780 --> 00:12:48,780 I'm strong. 183 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,520 And on top of that, I'm fucking in La La Land. 184 00:12:52,740 --> 00:12:54,220 Something is wrong with this motherfucker. 185 00:12:54,620 --> 00:12:57,660 I'm going to tell you, something's wrong with him. This shit not normal. 186 00:12:58,020 --> 00:12:59,460 Drinking, not giving a fuck. 187 00:12:59,780 --> 00:13:00,780 I'm real. 188 00:13:00,820 --> 00:13:03,880 I'm like this. I do drink. I do smoke. Now what? 189 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:08,060 People were asking me about the fight. I don't care about the fight. I don't care 190 00:13:08,060 --> 00:13:09,060 how I beat him up. 191 00:13:09,470 --> 00:13:11,610 I wanted to hurt him, but really, really bad. 192 00:13:13,590 --> 00:13:17,210 What prevails, discipline or disorder? 193 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:20,470 The antics only fueled the belief that he was outmatched. 194 00:13:20,850 --> 00:13:23,270 Haney entered as an overwhelming favorite. 195 00:13:23,490 --> 00:13:25,630 Garcia, the massive underdog. 196 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,880 But doubt had always brought something out of Ryan Garcia. 197 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:47,720 And under the brightest spotlight, it did again. 198 00:13:52,180 --> 00:13:58,600 Did he do enough? 199 00:13:58,740 --> 00:14:02,160 Three knockdowns usually does the trick. 200 00:14:08,219 --> 00:14:09,420 Ryan Garcia! 201 00:14:11,940 --> 00:14:17,260 The victory would prove to be short-lived. 202 00:14:18,060 --> 00:14:22,600 In a stunning blow, Ryan tested positive for the banned substance Austrin, 203 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:27,600 putting the biggest win of his career in jeopardy. Such an unfortunate thing if 204 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:31,480 you think about his performance against Devin, because that was incredible. 205 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,380 Just felt like a truly set-up. 206 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:38,480 They know I was tested all the way through the whole camp, and it was just 207 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,420 a very frustrating moment in time. 208 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:45,080 The result was ultimately overturned, and Ryan was suspended from the sport 209 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:46,080 for a year. 210 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,080 I dealt with it horribly. 211 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,620 Drinking, doing whatever I wanted to do. 212 00:14:52,900 --> 00:14:55,220 There's so many things that pull you different directions. 213 00:14:55,460 --> 00:14:58,220 It's easy to become distracted. Very easy. 214 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,120 A year away gave Garcia distance from the chaos. 215 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,320 but not necessarily answers. 216 00:15:06,860 --> 00:15:11,220 And when he finally returned, the comeback only brought another setback. 217 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:16,300 A loss to Rolando Romero sent his career to a new low. With 218 00:15:16,300 --> 00:15:23,160 his career again at a crossroads, Ryan looked back to where it all began. 219 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,820 Narrowing his focus meant returning to something familiar. 220 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:32,680 Someone who knew Ryan long before the fame, the controversy, or the 221 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:33,680 expectations. 222 00:15:33,980 --> 00:15:35,100 I actually got a text. 223 00:15:36,140 --> 00:15:37,480 I didn't even get a phone call. 224 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:44,040 Hey, Dad, how would you like to be my trainer right now for this championship? 225 00:15:44,300 --> 00:15:45,580 I was like, what? 226 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:50,420 Okay. I'm like, sure. I said, you know, let's do it. 227 00:15:51,220 --> 00:15:53,980 During the Mario Barrios camp, I had a change of mentality. 228 00:15:54,460 --> 00:15:57,940 My back was against the wall, so it kind of forced me to narrow things down. 229 00:15:58,180 --> 00:16:01,340 And I didn't know if I was going to get an opportunity like that again. 230 00:16:01,900 --> 00:16:06,000 I had to rebuild my body. I chose discipline and I chose to be a 231 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,000 professional. 232 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:35,130 He promised us a Ryan Garcia classic, and boy, did he deliver. 233 00:16:36,010 --> 00:16:38,730 You learn your lessons, and then you move forward. 234 00:16:38,950 --> 00:16:42,970 Did I have to get through a lot of fire, turmoil, controversy? 235 00:16:43,190 --> 00:16:48,590 Yes, but ultimately, it built me into the fighter and now the champion I am. 236 00:16:48,950 --> 00:16:53,810 A championship performance against Mario Barrios may have delivered Ryan the WBC 237 00:16:53,810 --> 00:16:54,810 title. 238 00:16:55,070 --> 00:16:59,410 But for a fighter who has spent so much of his life chasing, and living under 239 00:16:59,410 --> 00:17:00,410 the spotlight. 240 00:17:01,090 --> 00:17:05,089 Defending it may require drawing on something more personal than ever 241 00:17:05,089 --> 00:17:06,089 before. 242 00:17:06,569 --> 00:17:08,589 I don't do it for the applause really. 243 00:17:08,790 --> 00:17:14,089 I do it for something that's deep inside my soul and things that I hold true to 244 00:17:14,089 --> 00:17:15,089 me. 245 00:17:17,530 --> 00:17:21,829 My whole career has been filled with setbacks. 246 00:17:22,170 --> 00:17:23,910 They test every part of you. 247 00:17:34,060 --> 00:17:35,940 But then I always find my way back home. 248 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:44,200 It was a lot of soul searching, and this is the next evolution of me. 249 00:17:45,740 --> 00:17:46,740 This is fire. 250 00:17:47,580 --> 00:17:48,580 Oh! 251 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:52,840 What a shot! 252 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:53,960 He's out! 253 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:55,560 See how quick that was? 254 00:17:57,820 --> 00:18:00,520 This is going to be a really, really beautiful performance. 255 00:18:04,360 --> 00:18:06,380 He's just not good enough to beat me. 256 00:18:06,900 --> 00:18:07,900 It's the bitter truth. 257 00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:09,100 For him. 258 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:10,800 Sweet truth for me. 259 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:35,560 Across the Atlantic, another fighter prepares for the same moment. But for 260 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:40,160 Connor Benn, what awaits in Las Vegas is a chance to add something of his own to 261 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,400 a family legacy decades in the making. 262 00:18:42,820 --> 00:18:46,500 I mean, this fight is a legacy fight for the same title my dad fought for. 263 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:51,140 His father, Nigel, had already carried the Benn name to the top of the sport, 264 00:18:51,300 --> 00:18:56,440 becoming a multi-time world champion, including a WBC crown and one of 265 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,060 Britain's biggest fighting stars. 266 00:19:02,190 --> 00:19:06,330 At home, he tried to make certain his son knew him only as dad. 267 00:19:06,590 --> 00:19:11,190 I, like, knew my dad, but I didn't know my dad was this Hall of Famer, legend in 268 00:19:11,190 --> 00:19:11,849 the game. 269 00:19:11,850 --> 00:19:13,530 He shielded me from that. 270 00:19:13,950 --> 00:19:16,890 Even to this day now, we never watch boxing together. 271 00:19:17,870 --> 00:19:19,750 We never watch none of my fights. 272 00:19:20,210 --> 00:19:21,210 Ever. 273 00:19:21,970 --> 00:19:24,430 He didn't want me to follow in his footsteps. 274 00:19:24,970 --> 00:19:29,030 He worked as hard as he did so I didn't have to live the life he lived. 275 00:19:29,550 --> 00:19:32,790 Me being in the army, I was a disciplinarian with Connor. 276 00:19:32,990 --> 00:19:34,130 He didn't have it easy. 277 00:19:34,750 --> 00:19:38,850 He had it hard. I didn't give him nothing. He used to ring Mum, Mum, could 278 00:19:38,850 --> 00:19:42,310 you send an extra £20? I need some fishing chips. 279 00:19:43,530 --> 00:19:47,670 He didn't really understand the Ben name until he came to England and started 280 00:19:47,670 --> 00:19:48,670 training. 281 00:19:49,470 --> 00:19:53,930 I was 19 years old, lived in an island in Majorca for the majority of my life. 282 00:19:53,950 --> 00:19:56,750 Then we moved to Sydney and then I moved back to the UK. 283 00:19:57,940 --> 00:20:01,260 Nigel brought him over to the gym. That was the first time I had seen him or met 284 00:20:01,260 --> 00:20:07,040 him. I put him in for the spa and he put the kid down in the first round. 285 00:20:10,340 --> 00:20:13,520 Just straight away you could see there was something there in Connor Benn. 286 00:20:15,500 --> 00:20:18,960 The spotlight was on him straight from the beginning. Obviously, he's Nigel 287 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:22,420 Benn's son, so there was a bit of pressure on the kid. 288 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:27,120 He can box, and he can bang, and he can fight. That's already in him. 289 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,040 To me, I will always be my dad's shadow. 290 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:32,180 What a great place to be. 291 00:20:33,020 --> 00:20:37,080 My dad's my hero, he's my legend, he's my idol, he's my everything. 292 00:20:39,220 --> 00:20:42,680 He's just my dad to me. When I watch him fight on YouTube, I'm like, God, that's 293 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:44,300 my dad, man. He's a living legend. 294 00:20:46,710 --> 00:20:51,010 Just like his dad, Conor quickly ascended through the ranks. 295 00:20:59,050 --> 00:21:04,510 It's very 296 00:21:04,510 --> 00:21:09,990 rare that great champions have great sons who boss. 297 00:21:11,330 --> 00:21:13,070 He's on the brink of winning the world title. 298 00:21:13,889 --> 00:21:17,950 No matter what I achieve, no matter what I go to do in the sport, it'll only be 299 00:21:17,950 --> 00:21:18,950 one Nigel Benn. 300 00:21:19,290 --> 00:21:21,510 If I'm half the man my dad is, I'll be a happy man. 301 00:21:22,610 --> 00:21:24,790 So as far from ever leaving my dad's shadow? 302 00:21:25,110 --> 00:21:26,110 No, I never will. 303 00:21:34,890 --> 00:21:39,650 Undefeated at 21-0, Connor Benn appeared to be closing in on the defining fight 304 00:21:39,650 --> 00:21:40,650 of his career. 305 00:21:41,450 --> 00:21:45,970 Then two positive drug tests brought everything to a halt. As the process 306 00:21:45,970 --> 00:21:49,150 unfolded, judgment moved faster than the truth. 307 00:21:49,830 --> 00:21:54,130 The fight for Connor's career became inseparable from a far more private 308 00:21:54,130 --> 00:21:56,570 fight to preserve the man beneath him. 309 00:21:56,790 --> 00:22:01,310 It was a major shock, and it was ridiculous to even think it because I 310 00:22:01,310 --> 00:22:03,010 knew that he wouldn't do anything like that. 311 00:22:04,390 --> 00:22:08,850 If I ever thought my son was taking performing arts and drugs, mate, I'd 312 00:22:08,850 --> 00:22:09,850 hang him out. 313 00:22:10,730 --> 00:22:14,210 I had to go through a case for two and a half years and for me that time was the 314 00:22:14,210 --> 00:22:15,770 hardest traumatic time of my life. 315 00:22:16,050 --> 00:22:22,290 Radio shows, TV shows, non-stop, all finding him guilty before the actual 316 00:22:22,290 --> 00:22:23,290 trial come about. 317 00:22:24,670 --> 00:22:26,070 I was touch and go every day. 318 00:22:26,850 --> 00:22:28,470 I couldn't even go down to the gym. 319 00:22:29,050 --> 00:22:30,290 I was battling depression. 320 00:22:33,130 --> 00:22:38,150 I was suicidal because I was scared to wake up to the same reality I was 321 00:22:38,150 --> 00:22:39,150 living. 322 00:22:41,710 --> 00:22:45,270 I spent six months just staying with my son because he was in a really dark 323 00:22:45,270 --> 00:22:47,410 place, hurting, hurting. 324 00:22:47,710 --> 00:22:52,530 I'm shaking, I'm getting ill, my bed's covered in sweat most nights. 325 00:22:53,610 --> 00:22:54,730 It was just horrible. 326 00:23:00,450 --> 00:23:02,830 Listen, boxing's a small part of a big life. 327 00:23:04,110 --> 00:23:06,550 I had that look in the mirror, I'm just going, do you know what? 328 00:23:06,910 --> 00:23:08,070 With or without boxing? 329 00:23:08,620 --> 00:23:13,760 you have a priority here to be the best version of yourself you can be say tough 330 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:18,920 times make tough people each day gets easier you learn to process them 331 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:23,200 emotions and i believe that he's come out at the other end of that a more 332 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:27,740 tougher experience and wiser person i'm looking myself in the mirror going 333 00:23:27,740 --> 00:23:32,200 connor this isn't who you are that for me was what shows me who i am what sort 334 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,340 of man i am i look back and i just gotta thank god that you know i'm still here 335 00:23:36,340 --> 00:23:40,740 today After a two-year legal battle failed to prove Conor guilty, his 336 00:23:40,740 --> 00:23:45,320 suspension was lifted. He was finally and fully vindicated. But returning to 337 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:46,720 the ring was only the beginning. 338 00:23:46,940 --> 00:23:51,320 Now it was about reclaiming the career and the championship future that had 339 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:54,440 nearly been taken away from him. This is the really important part, right? 340 00:23:54,660 --> 00:23:57,260 Boom, boom. Watch the back leg. Step. 341 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:04,400 And the road back would eventually lead somewhere deeply familiar. 342 00:24:05,020 --> 00:24:08,480 to a rivalry that had begun three decades earlier. 343 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,260 Nothing more compared to the first Eubank fight. 344 00:24:14,900 --> 00:24:17,120 It felt like the whole nation had come to a standstill. 345 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,320 You're only really talking a 30-year feud. 346 00:24:20,940 --> 00:24:23,600 One of the greatest British rivalries of all time. 347 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:29,300 In the 1990s, Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank were two of British boxing's 348 00:24:29,300 --> 00:24:30,960 biggest stars and fiercest rivals. 349 00:24:32,360 --> 00:24:33,420 They fought twice. 350 00:24:33,930 --> 00:24:36,770 Eubank winning the first, and the second ending in a draw. 351 00:24:37,190 --> 00:24:41,210 Two fights that defined an era, but never truly settled the score. 352 00:24:41,830 --> 00:24:46,730 More than 30 years later, their sons would inherit it. Two silver spoon kids. 353 00:24:47,890 --> 00:24:50,870 To show it don't matter whether you come from a life of luxury or not. 354 00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:52,790 Fight with this. 355 00:24:53,130 --> 00:24:54,210 That's what we fight with. 356 00:24:55,030 --> 00:24:56,950 It was a tough fight to take. 357 00:24:57,590 --> 00:25:01,150 Jumping up two weight divisions, being a period of inactivity. 358 00:25:01,910 --> 00:25:03,410 Everybody was on his back. 359 00:25:03,710 --> 00:25:08,130 A lot of stick from Eubank. He cannot beat me, that's for sure. This is the 360 00:25:08,130 --> 00:25:09,130 end of your career. 361 00:25:09,170 --> 00:25:12,910 I can't wait to smash the eggs out of Conor Benn. 362 00:25:13,370 --> 00:25:14,370 Oh! 363 00:25:14,950 --> 00:25:16,070 Tempest flare in there. 364 00:25:16,550 --> 00:25:20,270 He got carried away emotionally with what Eubank was saying to him. 365 00:25:21,790 --> 00:25:24,910 He'd done exactly what I'd done with Eubank the first fight. 366 00:25:25,290 --> 00:25:27,750 It was like just sheer anger. 367 00:25:28,330 --> 00:25:29,390 And Conor! 368 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:33,500 Oh, good shot from Eubank. 369 00:25:34,020 --> 00:25:40,600 And suddenly it swung more in favor of Eubank. Here comes Eubank. Ben Hurts. 370 00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:45,920 The winner is Eubank Jr. 371 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,140 I still feel that fight was mine. 372 00:25:50,500 --> 00:25:52,440 I felt like I had won, but I didn't win. 373 00:25:54,420 --> 00:25:57,640 So for me to lose on points, it was the hard-pilled swallow. 374 00:25:58,360 --> 00:26:00,100 It wasn't just another defeat. 375 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:04,940 It was another crossroads, not because of what he lost, but because the way 376 00:26:04,940 --> 00:26:07,380 forward would require a different kind of strength. 377 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:11,700 The second fight, he didn't let Eubank get into his mind, and he followed 378 00:26:11,700 --> 00:26:14,520 tactics totally to what we were doing in the gym. 379 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:20,160 The electricity ripping through this wonderful stadium. 380 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,560 This is what big-time boxing's about. 381 00:26:42,590 --> 00:26:48,590 And then I come back and I avenged it. 382 00:26:49,170 --> 00:26:52,670 It was like the best feeling ever. I don't know if anything will ever come 383 00:26:52,670 --> 00:26:53,670 close to that feeling. 384 00:26:54,330 --> 00:26:56,750 Yeah, it's been a journey. 385 00:26:58,250 --> 00:27:00,530 Four, three, two, one. 386 00:27:03,470 --> 00:27:07,790 Starting to feel like... powerful, man. 387 00:27:08,010 --> 00:27:10,990 He's actually gone beyond my wildest dreams, I think, what he's achieved 388 00:27:10,990 --> 00:27:14,050 already, to finish up fighting for the world title. 389 00:27:14,730 --> 00:27:20,450 Wow. And this WBC, I call it the premier belt, to go and fight that and fight 390 00:27:20,450 --> 00:27:21,450 someone like Ryan Garcia. 391 00:27:21,830 --> 00:27:22,669 He's me. 392 00:27:22,670 --> 00:27:25,610 Like the apple don't fall far from the tree. He's me. 393 00:27:27,919 --> 00:27:28,940 More good than bad. 394 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:37,220 Definitely more good than bad. We are who we are because of what we put 395 00:27:37,220 --> 00:27:38,220 into the game. 396 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:42,140 You know, it's not like he ain't living off of my name. He's in his own lane. 397 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,220 Everything that he's got, he's worked hard. 398 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:49,500 The name opens doors and the name has helped me get to where I've got to, but 399 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:51,420 you've still got to put in the work because no one's in there fighting for 400 00:27:51,420 --> 00:27:56,660 you. Let me give 110% and just see where the ceiling's at. 401 00:27:57,740 --> 00:28:04,640 And clearly it's world on us For all the legacy Connor 402 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:09,840 been inherited and all that still lies ahead he's begun building something of 403 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:15,500 his own With a life and a family far away from the noise 404 00:28:15,500 --> 00:28:22,380 It's peaceful here it's quiet It's nice when you have all that the madness 405 00:28:22,380 --> 00:28:25,160 going in your life, and then you just come home 406 00:28:28,780 --> 00:28:29,900 This is our lake. 407 00:28:30,700 --> 00:28:34,480 We've got a family of ducks, and we've seen the ducks be born. 408 00:28:34,780 --> 00:28:37,260 And we've seen the family, which is lovely. 409 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:42,140 My missus was adamant she wanted our hockers. 410 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:45,560 They're really weird things. 411 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,880 They don't even, like, respond to anything anyway. 412 00:28:49,260 --> 00:28:52,600 You've got to pretend like you're not interested, and then they'll come up to 413 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:57,600 you. What did I say? That I told you, like... 414 00:28:59,350 --> 00:29:00,350 See, it's him. 415 00:29:01,230 --> 00:29:03,950 He's the feisty one. See the others here, they stay clear. 416 00:29:06,810 --> 00:29:08,030 Going to build a paddle court. 417 00:29:08,310 --> 00:29:09,310 Going to build a cinema. 418 00:29:09,990 --> 00:29:13,510 You make it like a place where you literally don't have to leave. 419 00:29:13,990 --> 00:29:16,150 Because in an ideal world, I never have to leave my home. 420 00:29:17,190 --> 00:29:18,190 Is he hungry? 421 00:29:18,810 --> 00:29:23,630 Yeah. He's starting to eat me. I do this for my family. 422 00:29:24,210 --> 00:29:27,330 I do this for the Ben name. I do this for... 423 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,060 My legacy, you know, and that's my drive. 424 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:34,580 Well, I've got to now leave next week to go to America for five weeks. So for me, 425 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:35,880 I go, actually, I'm being pretty selfish. 426 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:38,400 I say it's legacy for me. 427 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:42,440 I say it's selfish because I want to be the best. I want to be number one. 428 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:44,520 I want to be, I want to be. 429 00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:47,180 Not them, they don't care. They just want me to be around them. 430 00:29:47,460 --> 00:29:50,480 Ultimately, you have to be selfish in this game. And for me, I put nothing 431 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,120 before winning this world title. 432 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,000 Is it any easier? No, of course it ain't. It's painful. 433 00:29:55,260 --> 00:29:57,240 But you have to be selfish. 434 00:29:58,120 --> 00:29:59,300 I need to get that world title. 435 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:15,720 The need for championship glory will resolve itself in Las Vegas in the 436 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:16,720 welterweight division. 437 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:21,360 But on September 12th, the cruiserweight world title may just steal the 438 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:22,360 spotlight. 439 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:27,020 Because lurking beneath the main event is one of the sport's most destructive 440 00:30:27,020 --> 00:30:28,020 fighters. 441 00:30:28,980 --> 00:30:31,840 Undefeated cruiserweight champion Jai Obataya. 442 00:30:32,620 --> 00:30:34,420 Every fight changes my life. 443 00:30:34,860 --> 00:30:37,220 Every victory writes a new chapter. 444 00:30:37,540 --> 00:30:42,160 For much of his career, Jai Obataya has been an if-you-know-you-know fighter. 445 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,020 Revered by those inside the sport. 446 00:30:47,370 --> 00:30:51,770 But his ethos fit the exact mold Dana White and Zufa Boxing were looking for 447 00:30:51,770 --> 00:30:52,770 back in January. 448 00:30:54,590 --> 00:30:55,590 What's up, gang? 449 00:30:56,250 --> 00:30:58,010 I've got a job to do, and that's win fights. 450 00:30:58,830 --> 00:31:02,990 Without winning fights, all these meetings, meeting fancy people, means 451 00:31:02,990 --> 00:31:04,550 nothing. Just looking straight ahead. 452 00:31:05,010 --> 00:31:06,830 You're there to make a statement every time you fight. 453 00:31:07,370 --> 00:31:10,110 These guys are going to be making the big fights happen. 454 00:31:11,130 --> 00:31:14,190 That would earn its phone around our gym a lot. 455 00:31:14,490 --> 00:31:15,490 We're going to earn it. 456 00:31:16,140 --> 00:31:17,140 That's what we're here to do. 457 00:31:17,740 --> 00:31:19,980 We've got to step in the ring and put on a show. 458 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:26,780 For Opitaya, putting on a show has often meant putting opponents away with 459 00:31:26,780 --> 00:31:27,940 devastating power. 460 00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:31,520 You slip up, one fucking shot, you're gone. 461 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:33,120 I'm that guy. 462 00:31:37,260 --> 00:31:41,300 Opitaya has become known for inflicting pain across the cruiserweight division. 463 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:45,740 But boxing is as much about what pain you can take as what you can inflict. 464 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:50,420 In his first bout against Myrus Breedis, Opetiah proved he could do both. 465 00:31:51,740 --> 00:31:55,640 Opetiah challenging the best cruiserweight for his title. 466 00:31:55,980 --> 00:31:59,440 When he won that IBF title, there was nothing that was going to beat him that 467 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:00,940 day. Oh, big shot. 468 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:02,360 He's hurt Opetiah. 469 00:32:02,700 --> 00:32:03,940 We just had the box. 470 00:32:04,140 --> 00:32:05,420 I just had to keep on. 471 00:32:05,700 --> 00:32:08,040 That granite jaw might be broken by the looks of it. 472 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:10,680 Bruised and bloodied and perhaps broken. 473 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,600 I've had to learn to turn a bit of pain into motivation. 474 00:32:17,540 --> 00:32:24,340 With the title around his waist, Opetiah's rise only accelerated, 475 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:29,160 dispatching contender after contender as he established himself as the division's 476 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:30,180 most dangerous force. 477 00:32:33,940 --> 00:32:39,040 By March, that momentum had carried into Zufa boxing. 478 00:32:40,139 --> 00:32:43,720 where Brandon Glanton became the first man to test him under its banner. 479 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:51,560 When you're on the world championship level, I believe it just becomes down to 480 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:52,560 minimal mistakes. 481 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,660 There's a lot of danger for Brandon Glanton. 482 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:56,500 That guy was tough as nails. 483 00:32:56,860 --> 00:32:59,360 His face was battered and he just had no equipment. 484 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:01,860 Put someone in front of me, I've got to beat them. 485 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:05,380 It's that simple. Like, it's just a way of life. 486 00:33:06,250 --> 00:33:09,610 Well, it's fucking pain and sacrifice, so it just pays off, man. We're just 487 00:33:09,610 --> 00:33:10,810 going to keep pushing forward. 488 00:33:11,950 --> 00:33:17,790 At 30-0, with 23 finishes, the future of the cruiserweight division appears to 489 00:33:17,790 --> 00:33:21,770 belong to Jai Obataya. But it is not without challengers. 490 00:33:22,550 --> 00:33:24,930 Noel McAleon is also a world champion. 491 00:33:25,530 --> 00:33:30,550 Battle-tested through 31 professional fights, a man no opponent has ever been 492 00:33:30,550 --> 00:33:31,550 able to put away. 493 00:33:32,170 --> 00:33:36,720 Yet for all he's accomplished, Much of his career has unfolded outside boxing 494 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:37,720 spotlight. 495 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:43,860 Toiling in obscurity on under-promoted events, Noel's abilities have long been 496 00:33:43,860 --> 00:33:44,860 overlooked. 497 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:49,440 To understand why Mikhailian believes he belongs in the ring with anyone, you 498 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,520 have to understand where he came from. 499 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:55,740 I was born in Armenia, in the capital, in Yerevan. At that time, there was 500 00:33:55,740 --> 00:33:57,000 still war going on with Azerbaijan. 501 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,460 So my parents decided to immigrate to Germany. 502 00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:08,080 Going up, I always liked combat sports. 503 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,580 My parents decided to take me to Taekwondo. 504 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:14,000 It was very difficult because I was only using my fists. 505 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:19,560 My dad was a professional boxing European champion and he engaged me to 506 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:20,560 start training. 507 00:34:26,100 --> 00:34:29,540 Long story short, I started my professional boxing career in Germany. 508 00:34:30,889 --> 00:34:32,210 I wanted to be a world champion. 509 00:34:32,989 --> 00:34:35,650 I was like, just do it and see how far you can come. 510 00:34:37,030 --> 00:34:40,250 It's a high-risk sport, but no risk, no fun. 511 00:34:43,889 --> 00:34:47,370 If you follow my career, a lot of people had me as an underdog. 512 00:34:51,290 --> 00:34:55,870 I feel comfortable as an underdog because it keeps me hungry, keeps me 513 00:34:55,870 --> 00:34:57,130 focused, keeps me sharp. 514 00:34:58,490 --> 00:35:02,590 Throughout his rise, Mikaeli untested himself against some of the division's 515 00:35:02,590 --> 00:35:03,630 most dangerous fighters. 516 00:35:04,050 --> 00:35:09,110 Among them, Myrus Breedis, the same man who broke Opitaya's jaw during their 517 00:35:09,110 --> 00:35:10,110 world title fight. 518 00:35:11,030 --> 00:35:15,870 Though Noel was handed a decision loss, the results remained controversial, with 519 00:35:15,870 --> 00:35:18,150 many believing he deserved to have his hand raised. 520 00:35:20,090 --> 00:35:23,690 People can have their opinions, but we're experts in boxing and we know 521 00:35:23,690 --> 00:35:24,690 what's real. 522 00:35:25,210 --> 00:35:29,630 Michaelian's next defining moment would come with a world title on the line. In 523 00:35:29,630 --> 00:35:33,690 December, he defeated Badou Jack to claim the WBC Cruiserweight 524 00:35:33,690 --> 00:35:37,570 Championship. You gotta respect what Michaelian's doing. He's just continuing 525 00:35:37,570 --> 00:35:42,410 to work. And new Noel Michaelian! 526 00:35:43,310 --> 00:35:45,910 A world title may have changed his resume. 527 00:35:46,290 --> 00:35:50,610 It didn't change how easily Michaelian could be overlooked. That combination 528 00:35:50,610 --> 00:35:52,390 has earned him a fitting label. 529 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,180 the dark horse of the cruiserweight division. 530 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:59,580 Now, Jay, this is my next big fight, and I don't have no pressure. 531 00:35:59,780 --> 00:36:02,660 All the pressure is always on the guy who everybody wants to see win. 532 00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:10,040 Really turn your hip. 533 00:36:10,340 --> 00:36:12,680 Once you turn your hip, you'll expand it. 534 00:36:14,780 --> 00:36:16,220 Boxing is second nature to me. 535 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:20,780 I'm fourth generation of my father, so it didn't come easy. 536 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:22,740 We worked very hard. 537 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:27,080 And as a dad, I think I was a bit hard on him, but it was hard love. 538 00:36:27,700 --> 00:36:28,658 Left hand. 539 00:36:28,660 --> 00:36:31,680 From the start, my dad used to chuck me in the ring with anyone. 540 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:34,580 So it was sort of sink or swim. 541 00:36:35,820 --> 00:36:38,760 Actually, you know, I was 16 years old and fighting these grown men. 542 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:43,360 When you're a kid fighting these guys, you've got no power. 543 00:36:44,220 --> 00:36:45,600 You've got to hit and not get hit. 544 00:36:46,660 --> 00:36:49,600 And I was just training and fighting and trying to win. 545 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:51,360 I just wanted to be good at boxing. 546 00:36:52,300 --> 00:36:55,920 Now, I feel like I'm on the right path to becoming the best. 547 00:36:57,340 --> 00:36:58,800 Everyone sacrificed for this. 548 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:00,160 Not just me. 549 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:03,420 My dad, my family. Who am I to waste that? 550 00:37:09,540 --> 00:37:11,580 I don't know who's overlooking him because I'm not. 551 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:13,800 This guy's trying to take what's mine. 552 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:15,580 I'm taking this very serious. 553 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,280 I've got no clue what his game plan is. 554 00:37:18,650 --> 00:37:19,990 but I'm preparing for war. 555 00:37:21,330 --> 00:37:23,110 Jay, he's a world champion too. 556 00:37:23,710 --> 00:37:24,970 He can fight technically. 557 00:37:25,530 --> 00:37:26,610 He can take a punch. 558 00:37:27,610 --> 00:37:31,030 I wouldn't call myself a veteran, but I think I'm more experienced. 559 00:37:31,750 --> 00:37:35,610 There's a strategy for every season, so I'm pretty sure my hand will be raised. 560 00:37:35,970 --> 00:37:37,530 I'm expecting a hard fight. 561 00:37:38,450 --> 00:37:41,590 On September 12th, my hand has to be raised. 562 00:37:42,490 --> 00:37:43,490 Whatever it takes. 563 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:52,300 You know what is coming your way on September 12th. 564 00:37:53,100 --> 00:37:58,100 Live from the fight capital of the world, the year's biggest night of 565 00:37:58,100 --> 00:38:02,900 boxing, Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn go to war. 566 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:11,040 Throughout the history of boxing, Mexican Independence Day weekend has 567 00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:14,660 always been one of the dates on the calendar where the biggest fights 568 00:38:14,660 --> 00:38:20,790 happen. On September 12th, on Paramount+, Ryan Garcia defends his belt 569 00:38:20,790 --> 00:38:24,210 versus Conor Benn. This fight is going to be awesome. 570 00:38:25,350 --> 00:38:28,330 Lightning fast hands, a devastating left hook. 571 00:38:29,570 --> 00:38:34,670 If he defends his title in spectacular fashion, this kid's going to be the face 572 00:38:34,670 --> 00:38:35,328 of boxing. 573 00:38:35,330 --> 00:38:38,530 It's the reason he has 10 million social media followers. 574 00:38:38,910 --> 00:38:40,570 This is where I'm supposed to be. 575 00:38:40,790 --> 00:38:43,890 After I win, I'll prove myself as one of the greats. 576 00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:49,880 But Conor Benn is a destroyer. Son of UK boxing legend Nigel Benn. 577 00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:56,040 If Conor Benn can beat Ryan Garcia, he is the next big superstar in the UK. 578 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:57,600 That is my legacy. 579 00:38:58,100 --> 00:39:01,520 I have to give everything I've got. I'm going to knock this guy out. 580 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:05,280 He needs to be careful to step in that ring with me. I'm going to destroy him. 581 00:39:06,220 --> 00:39:08,860 This is going to be something you do not want to miss. 582 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:15,240 The best 200-pound boxer on the planet is back. 583 00:39:16,340 --> 00:39:21,240 Jai Obataya and Noel McKellian, they do battle at 200 pounds. 584 00:39:21,540 --> 00:39:24,000 Jai Obataya is an absolute monster. 585 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:30,340 30-0, undefeated with 23 knockouts, and he is back down from nobody. 586 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:33,060 There's only one best in the world, and that's fucking me. 587 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:36,140 But Noel McKellian is also a world champion. 588 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:40,000 He is determined to hand Obataya his first loss. 589 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:43,800 Two champions are colliding, and the winner of this fight will be the number 590 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:44,800 one cruiserweight. 591 00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:48,780 I promise you, this will not be a 12-round war. He's not good enough. 592 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:51,460 I'll come up here and smack them glasses straight off your face. 593 00:39:52,660 --> 00:39:53,660 Now, 594 00:39:54,640 --> 00:40:01,360 there's nothing left to say. 595 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:05,680 Only the fight remains. 49347

Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.