Conor Benn felt inclined to apologise on rival Ryan Garcia’s behalf as he snubbed a pre-fight media face-off.Benn and Garcia are set to meet in a blockbuster world title clash in Las Vegas this weekend.Benn was left stood on his own with his team after Garcia chose to no showGettyThere has already been great animosity between the pair and several gripping storylines, and they nearly came to blows at a launch event in July.And the two fighters were expected to come face-to-face at the grand arrivals in Sin City, with the fight week proceedings to commence.But Garcia didn’t attend with Benn stood around with his father and British boxing icon Nigel.The pair joked around and waited but the champion never showed.Benn issues apology for Garcia no showAnd addressing the media, ‘The Destroyer’ felt obliged to apologise with the face-off not going ahead.He said: “I apologise for Ryan doing what Ryan does and bottling it, he hasn’t turned up. “We turn up, we’re here, ready for the face-off.“Come Saturday, he’s in for a war.”Garcia is likely to have ignored the face-off to spark further mind games.He has already been firing out the insults before fight week, suggesting Benn was a ‘dead man walking’ in reference to his challenging weight cut.View Tweet: https://t.co/7k6d4bqHr8Garcia reacts to Benn snubAnd it is abundantly clear it was a delaying tactic to try and get in Benn’s head.He wrote on social media: “Nice relaxing time as Conor wastes time showing up to a face-off,” he said.“Back to the sauna you go, sausage getting cooked every way.”Clearly ‘King Ry’ intends to waste his rival’s time, while he is making his final steps to make the 147lbs limit.Benn has attracted concern so far with images of his physique causing people to suggest he may struggle to make weight.The Briton has already admitted he will move up to either 160lbs or 168lbs after the clash, showing just how tough his camp has been.Watch Boxing on DAZN*If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenueSign up to DAZN to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate from just £24.99/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.Alternatively, DAZN Standard is just £15.99/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.Click here to sign up.Nonetheless he will know he has a puncher’s chance of securing victory, and is brimming with confidence going on to American soil after back-to-back wins.