Chris Eubank Jr is already looking ahead to who he might fight after Conor Benn.
Benn and Eubank come together for the second time in November. The generational rivals finally got together in the ring back in April after more than two years of heated buildup, egg slaps, failed drug tests and verbal back and forth.
It was the naturally bigger man, Eubank, who eventually got a foothold in the fight and pulled away as the rounds progressed. He had his hand raised after the conclusion of 12 rounds, though both men spent time in the hospital, so brutal was the contest.
Speaking to Sky Sports Boxing, Jr confessed that he is already looking beyond the rematch and wants the winner of the super fight this weekend between ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford.
“It’s a big fight, it’s a big fight, and it’s a fight I’m looking at closely ’cause after I dispatch of Conor Benn for the second time, either one of these men in ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Terence Crawford I would love to share the ring with in 2026.
I’m here to fight the biggest names, to fight the fights the fans want to see and ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is the name in the sport right now, if Crawford wins, he will be the name in the sport, so we’ll see and I’ll be watching closely.”
Eubank’s rematch with Benn takes place under the same conditions as before – Benn is coming up two divisions and Eubank will be hampered by a fight day rehydration clause that states he must not put on more than 10lbs from the initial the weigh-in.
