Billy Joe Saunders is plotting a return to the ring at the backend of 2023 but there’s another potential fight grabbing his interest.
Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn have once again been linked to a fight this year following their postponed meeting 12 months ago when an adverse finding was discovered in Benn’s drug test.
The Essex man returned to action last month and Eddie Hearn is hopeful that he can get his man and Eubank Jr. in a ring on December 23.
Saunders, who’s had a lengthy rivalry with the Brighton fighter after beating him in 2014, has had his say on the meeting and he’s also insisted that he’s ready to face Eubank Jr. for a second time.
“Listen, commercially it’s one of them that makes sense for both of us,” said Saunders when speaking to IFLTV.
“Eddie [Hearn] is the man to make it. At the minute, he’s a 160 fighter, so I think he’s trying to prove himself at 160.
“Obviously, there’s a big fight for him there at the minute in Conor Benn. It’s an interesting fight that everybody wants to see. I’ll let Conor Benn take care of him at 160, then he’ll probably move up to 168 and I’ll just finish him off. I’ll take the leftovers.”