Plans are being put in place for Conor Benn's next fight, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn.
Benn's career has been in a limbo following an adverse finding in a drugs test two years ago, and after a lengthy process, his suspension from fighting on British shores has now been lifted.
While Benn kept active with wins over Rodolfo Orozco and Peter Dobson over the past 14 months, these are not the fights which 'The Destroyer' wants to be associated with.
Now that Benn has been cleared to fight in the UK, fans are calling for a clash with bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr, but due to the complex nature for a fight of this magnitude, Hearn is steering his fighter towards a possible world title shot.
"We've got two options, fight Eubank or fight for the world title," Hearn told iFL TV.
"We've been back and forward with Eubank's team - I think Frank Smith met Ben Shalom the other day for a catch-up. We're talking but Conor wants to fight for the world title. He's made that clear to us.
"What I explained to him is that the Eubank fight is not a fight unfortunately - because of the stubbornness and the hate between the two - that gets made [quickly] like that.
"And Conor's in that kind of mood. So Conor's saying: 'Leave Eubank, we'll fight him in the summer."
"Let's fight for the world title. I'll win the world title, then I'll fight Eubank and, by the way, that fight will be even bigger."
When it came to which world champion Hearn is keen for Benn to face, the promoter revealed that an offer has been made to WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.
"We've made an offer to Barrios. We're talking to Luis de Cubas. Me and him are straight together," Hearn continued.
"We've also got, on February 22, [Jaron] Ennis, [Vergil] Ortiz. Ennis wants to unify, Barrios could be an option. Then you've got [Eimantas] Stanionis, [Brian] Norman.
"We've got to make a decision. And yesterday was Thanksgiving, which makes it difficult to make a decision on what is effectively their Christmas Day.
"But we are going to be making a lot of deals this afternoon."
Barrios fought on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson earlier this month and he retained his title after their bout was declared a split draw, which saw both fighters knocked down.
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