Conor Benn willing to make sacrifice in weight for Chris Eubank Jr fight

Conor Benn is open to fighting Chris Eubank Jr in the near future but is unsure whether his fellow countryman will take the fight. Benn has long called for the historic bout which would see the sons of former boxing legends and fierce-rivals Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr pitted against each other.

In his latest appeal for the bout the welterweight contender told iFL TV that he would face Eubank Jr at middleweight if he had to: "It will be a catchweight, I suppose. But I won't lose no sleep over fighting him at 160. I won't lose no sleep. At all. I'll fight him next if that got presented to me. I'll have that fight any day of the week, twice on Sundays."

Despite interest from Benn's side of the negotiation table, he admitted that the fight's future is uncertain at this point.

"I don't think he [Eubank Jr] will take that fight," said Benn.

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There was a lot of talk about the two Brits possibly facing each other this year after Eubank Jr defeated Liam Williams, but those conversations have died off considerably as of late. In an interview with Sky Sports after the Williams fight, Eubank Jr said: "We're so far apart in terms of where we are in our careers. We're not in the same weight class. If he's able to move up in weight then I'm open to it.

"He tweeted after the fight that he fancies his chances. That's strong words. I giggled when I saw that because he obviously doesn't know what it really would take to get in the ring with me. Further down the line, in a few years if he can make the weight, then let's go."

Benn is expected to