Eddie Hearn Says Conor Benn Wants Biggest Fight Possible

Eddie Hearn says Conor Benn is asking for the biggest fights possible as he looks to make his return.

Benn has fought twice since the two positive tests for PEDs, but he has yet to get cleared to fight in the UK. Hearn says Benn has been waiting to get cleared by the BBoC.

“My understanding is that he’s in talks, and I’m not involved with these talks, but I’m aware that they’re happening, with his lawyers, with the British Boxing Board of Control, with UKAD [UK Anti-Doping], and I think that we’ll know more early October as to how that will play out,” Hearn said.

“We’ve had the question, why doesn’t he just take a two-year ban and the test, was it in June 2022? So the problem is – I’ve said this before – we’ve seen a lot of instances recently when people have just gone, ‘Alright, hands up. I didn’t mean it, but this is what happened’, six-month ban or a year ban, but to Conor’s detriment, he’s kind of never wanted to concede a ban because of how he believes in his innocence, and he never wanted to do a deal and it’s probably cost him time. So I’m hoping now they can have some sensible conversations,” Hearn added.

Conor Benn is 23-0 as a pro and coming off a lackluster decision win over Peter Dobson. Although he does not have his next fight booked, Hearn says Benn told him he wants the biggest fight possible.

“People have been talking about that fight; people have been talking about Conor Benn for so long, and whether we go to Wembley or whether we go to the O2, but our instructions are clear from Conor, ‘My next fight is the biggest possible fight you can make’. He’s had these couple of little run outs [in America] that are a bit of a waste of time for him. He wants to dive in – into the biggest fight possible – and that fight is Eubank. I won’t hold my breath [that it happens], but what I will guarantee is when it’s resolved, he will be in the biggest fight I can possibly make,” Hearn added.

Benn holds notable wins over Chris Algieri, Samuel Vargas, and Chris van Heerden among others.