Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: Eubank names his next three potential opponents

Chris Eubank Jr has revealed his next three potential opponents as he prepares to face Conor Benn on his boxing return.

The sons of British ring legends Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn will collide in a catchweight bout at London’s iconic O2 Arena on October 8.

It will be the first time that Eubank Jr, 33, has competed in his entire professional career at 157 pounds.

The former WBA interim middleweight champion has not fought since a unanimous decision victory over Liam Williams, 30, in January.

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But it is not only his family reputation he wishes to protect – the veteran is also looking to compete against some of the biggest names in the sport as well while he can.

Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin are two of the names at the top of his list, but he has one other high-profile star he aims to fight.

“I would love to fight GGG next, I would love to take those belts from him,” he said during an appearance on The DAZN Boxing Show. “I don’t even see how he’s able to keep those belts and still go up to fight Canelo at super middleweight.

“I want Golovkin next, get those belts and I would love to fight Canelo absolutely, he’s the marquee name in the sport and that’s the one fight I would go up to super middleweight for.

“So Canelo in 2023, throw Jake Paul in there with me, I’d take 10-15 million to beat up a YouTuber.”

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Of course, it’s worth pointing out this isn’t the first time Eubank has called out The Problem Child – nor is it likely to be the last.

“Listen, he (Paul) put the tweet out saying that his fight with Rahman got cancelled – it got like 13-14,000