Eddie Hearn Reveals Ideal Plan For Conor Benn

Eddie Hearn has opened up on his ideal plan for Conor Benn, as he hopes the Brit will return in December.

Benn is set to return to the ring on a Matchroom card in Orlando on Saturday. The fight came out of nowhere, as it is a tune-up fight for Benn to get his feet wet.

Of course, Benn was supposed to fight last October against Chris Eubank Jr. but the fight was canceled when Benn tested positive for a banned substance. In April, Benn was formally charged by UK Anti-Doping. He was cleared to box in July by the National Anti-Doping Panel.

Now, according to Eddie Hearn, he says the hope is Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. will fight in December. But, one thing that could be holding that up is the fact the British Boxing Board of Control and UKAD have appealed Benn being cleared.

“We want the Eubank fight. It’s the biggest fight in British boxing, outside AJ v Fury and right up there with it. We want to fight in the UK. Conor won his case. He was cleared, his suspension was lifted and I keep hearing this ‘he was not cleared’. If he wasn’t cleared he wouldn’t be allowed to fight on Saturday,” Hearn said (h/t BoxingScene).

“The Association of Boxing Commissions would not lift their suspension of Benn until it was confirmed to them by the British Boxing Board of Control that he was no longer suspended and therefore he was cleared to fight. So our plan, ideally, is to fight Chris Eubank Jr in the UK in December. We’ve already had offers from a number of international venues to stage that fight, but I would like to try and make that fight in the UK,” Hearn continued.

“We were made aware a few weeks ago or a month ago that there would be an appeal – we’ve heard nothing more, no dates for that appeal. We’re not sure if that will take place or when it will take place, but this man’s free to go back to work and that’s what we’ve decided to do,” Hearn concluded.

As of right now, the hope is Conor Benn vs. Chris Eubank Jr. will happen in December, but it’s uncertain if there is any interest on Eubank Jr.’s side.

Do you think we will see Conor Benn vs. Chris Eubank Jr.?