Conor Benn vs Chris van Heerden workout, press conference and weigh-in - full schedule

Conor Benn will look to make another statement on Saturday night when he defends his WBA Continental Welterweight Championship against a tough opponent Chris van Heerden at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday night (April 16). The South African has previously fought Errol Spence Jr and gave the American star a tough fight whilst being on a five win streak.

Benn remains undefeated in his 20 fights and secured an impressive knockout win over former world champion Chris Algieri last time out in December with an overhand right leaving his opponent down for the count. He currently holds top ten rankings with the WBA, WBO and IBF after notching three wins during a breakout 2021.

Although he may not have received the fight he'd have been hoping for against Kell Brook or Chris Eubank Jr, he'll be facing a top opponent in the South African van Heerden. Benn has spoken on wanting to fight Brook ever since his victory over Amir Khan in February, whilst his and Eubank's father, Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr, had a highly-publicised rivalry in the 90's with the two fighting out a draw at Old Trafford in 1993.

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Build-up to the fight will pick up later in the week, with a press conference being held before a weigh-in the following day. Here is how you can watch both of those along with info on this weekend's championship bout.

Fight week begins on Wednesday evening with a public workout at Albert Hall in Manchester where the stars of Saturday's show will go through their paces in the ring.

You can watch a live stream from 5pm on Matchroom's YouTube channel.

The final Benn vs van Heerden press conference takes place on Thursday afternoon at 1.00pm.