Conor Benn will goal a world title at welterweight after beating Chris Eubank Jr of their middleweight rematch.
Benn stuffed out into the division for his second consecutive combat with Eubank Jr, however now needs to pursue a championship shot at 147lbs.
“I fancy Mario Barrios for the WBC world title,” Benn declared of his welterweight ambitions, earlier than including: “Ryan Garcia, Rolly Romero, Devin Haney… all of them can get it any day of the week and twice on Sundays.”
Benn hasn’t really made the welterweight restrict since boxing Chris van Heerden in 2022.
He was suspended after an anti-doping violation earlier than he was initially on account of field Eubank Jr that yr and within the 4 fights he is had subsequently he hasn’t weighed lower than 150lbs.
“I don’t know how long I can make 147 for,” he famous. “It may be exhausting in fact making 147.
“It may be difficult however finally that is what we do.
“For me it’s let me get that world title, for me that will be a box ticked.”
His coach Tony Sims mentioned: “He boxed outstanding. He’s come from a complete novice into a world-level fighter. He jumped up two weights and beat a world-class fighter.
“We wish to drop that again down at 147 now and field at his pure weight and win a world title.
“That’s the aim now.”
The WBC belt, which Barrios retained after drawing with aged nice Manny Pacquiao, is especially interesting to him as a result of his father Nigel Benn was a WBC champion in his legendary profession.
“It’s the belt I would love to win,” Benn mentioned. “It would be some moment for me.”
Benn exults after his unanimous determination triumph
Preventing the son of his father’s nice rival, Chris Eubank Sr, Benn obtained revenge for his April factors loss to Junior. He scored a unanimous determination win on Saturday, knocking Eubank Jr down twice within the twelfth and last spherical.
Within the course of he turned the primary Benn to beat a Eubank. “All that matters is me, my old man and the family feud,” Benn mentioned.
“There was a lot of pressure on me to settle it tonight. I felt the pressure, not from the world, not from anyone, but I just wanted to do the family name proud.
“And I’ve accomplished it. Neglect every thing else. It is going to without end be in historical past.”
He wants his own saga with Eubank Jr to remain in the past now. Benn ruled out a trilogy fight with him.
“Finished. Finished,” Benn repeated. “I can see him asking for a rematch, however finally I feel we must always simply let it lie now. We have performed what we needed to do.
“We sold out a stadium twice. We’ve done what it said we were going to do on the tin. Let’s just call it a day now.”
He concluded: “I feel like I’m going to home and cry. It’s been hard, facing my first loss, coming back from adversity. Things you have to do.
“Going through your personal demons each single day, that is the toughest combat actually.”
