Conor Benn has been offered a high-level fight in the middleweight division once he is ready to return to action after his latest loss.
Benn has previously said he would not be returning to the welterweight division after the weight cut ahead of his failed world title fight with Ryan Garcia took too much out of him.
That was back in September and saw Benn stopped inside two rounds. He had previously beaten Regis Prograis at 150 lbs and, before that, fought twice at 160lbs, both times against Chris Eubank Jr, losing the first but winning the rematch.
He is currently resting up at home but was ringside this past weekend to see former world middleweight champion Denzel Bentley knock down Shane Mosley Jr early on, then take a unanimous points win after 12 rounds at the Copper Box Arena.
Speaking to Sky Sports Boxing immediately after his win, Bentley, who’d been stripped of the WBO championship in the build-up to the fight, called out Benn in no uncertain terms.
“There is the son of a legend set right over there. We can get cracking next year if he wants to come up to 160, my playground.”
Benn responded from ringside.
“Any day of the week. No problem, let’s get it on. Easy work.”
If Benn does not opt for a lucrative rubber match with his old rival Eubank, the fight with Bentley could be a good way back in, though he has also called out the likes of UFC star Conor McGregor for a fight in 2027.
