Harlem Eubank has declared his own interest in boxing Conor Benn, after the latter’s clash with his cousin Chris Eubank Jr on April 26, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
The unbeaten 31-year-old hopes that a Conor Benn defeat to Eubank Jr at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London could result in a fight for himself down the line.
Benn has moved up to middleweight to take the Eubank Jr fight. However should Benn lose, Harlem Eubank is himself eyeing a welterweight bout against the family rival.
“I think after this fight, he’ll have no other option to come back to welterweight,” Eubank told Sky Sports.
“I think this will show that he has no business up there at middleweight and this was a fantasy fight all along. I think the reality is that that will be the real fight [with me].
“I’m going to be moving through the ranks at welterweight. So if he’s still up there, when I’m moving towards the top of the division, then it’s inevitable.”
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn come face to face after their press conference in Manchester and tempers flare as both fighters clash
There has been no love lost between the Eubanks and Benn in the lead up to the high profile April 26 stadium clash. Eubank Jr vs Benn was initially due to take place in October 2022, but was called off after Benn’s failed drugs test results emerged prior to it.
Now Benn has been cleared to fight but the animosity between them grew further when Eubank slapped his opponent with an egg during their first press conference to announce the bout.
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Eubank suggested his cousin intended to capitalise on the occasion and could use Benn’s anger boiling over to his advantage.
“From Chris’ view, after three years of just nonsense, it’s the least that he could do really. It’s playful and I guess it’s added to their promotion,” Eubank said of the egg incident.
“I think Conor only knows one thing anyway, and that is that kind of attitude that he comes with to try and take you out.
“So I think, making him even more emotional, as you see, is only going to play into Chris’s hands more. Making him over-reach and be over-aggressive and walk into shots.”
Watch Eubank Jr vs Benn at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
