Saudi adviser Turki Alalshikh has said he wants the winner of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn to fight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez next, in a surprising revelation.
Eubank Jr vs Benn is a unique extension of the bitter rivalry between their fathers, Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn, in the 1990s.
Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will face off at two press conferences this week, in Manchester on Tuesday and in London on Thursday.
A long saga involving UK Anti-Doping and the British Boxing Board of Control saw Benn barred from fighting on home soil, with the 28-year-old instead fighting in the US twice – beating Rodolfo Orozco and Peter Dobson on points in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
The unbeaten Crawford is a four-weight champion like Canelo, and was undisputed in two divisions, but the American will have to hit a career-highest weight to face Canelo in Las Vegas.
