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Connor Benn Is aiming for an immediate world title shot after a rematch with chris eubank jr Next month.
Benn and Eubank Jr. will face each other again on November 15, continues live DAZNAfter their historic first encounter in April.
After a tough 12-round contest Eubank Jr. got the lead on points and Benn is now aiming for revenge.
However, he has no plans to remain at middleweight after that, as he intends to drop back down to welterweight to challenge for championship gold. He wants to capture WBC champion Mario Barrios and believes he will get his wish in 2026.
“I want to fight for the WBC world title next,” Benn said. boxing Social“For me, that’s the priority. I know that.” Mauricio Suleiman (WBC President) Looking at that fight, the history and blessing my father with the WBC world title.
“See if we can get that fight into the next fight for Barrios immediately, provided that Barrios wants the fight, that’s what we’ve received communication from him and his team about, and that’s the fight that’s highly likely to be the next fight for me at 147.”
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New IBF 147-pound champion Lewis Crocker has called for a fight with Benn, while the Briton has also been linked with potentially facing the veteran. Manny Pacquiao,
But Ben wants to follow in the footsteps of his father Nigel, who won the WBC title at super-middleweight in the 1990s.
Barrios has retained his belt since last year after previously being interim champion. However, he has failed to win his last two matches, with both matches ending in draws.
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The judges couldn’t separate Barrios and Abel Ramos when they fought on the undercard of the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight last November.
Barrios then played to a draw with Pacquiao in July and many observers felt it was unfortunate that the Filipino icon was not defeated.
Benn clearly fancy his chances at dethroning Barrios, but first he must settle the score with Eubank Jr. in their middleweight rematch.
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