Spike O’Sullivan backed Chris Eubank Jr. to “annihilate” Conor Benn should the pair fight.
The duo were due to meet at the end of 2022, but they failed to meet after the fight was called off, and there was speculation that they were lined up to meet last year.
When that fell through, attention turned to early 2024. However, Eubank Jr. has yet to decide on his next opponent after his rematch win against Liam Smith last year.
Benn fought Peter Dobson earlier this year, and has been linked with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, but is similarly without an official next fight.
Speaking to Betway, O’Sullivan backed Eubank Jr. to come through: "Fair play to Chris Eubank Jr for coming back and beating Liam Smith, he was really good and it was the best I had ever seen him.
“It was similar to when he faced me, he had the bit between his teeth and looked really up for it and seemed p****d off. Conor Benn was really poor the other weekend and would be lucky to fight Chris Eubank Jr, he would f*** him up badly.
“Chris Eubank Jr isn’t a fool, he’s an intelligent man and will be licking his lips after seeing Conor Benn’s performance over the other weekend, he would absolutely annihilate him.
“Eubank was looking for Golovkin for a long time so maybe he will fight him next if the Conor Benn fight doesn’t happen. There wouldn’t be a title on the line for the fight but that would be a very interesting fight and he is an underrated fighter at middleweight.
“When he stepped up to super middleweight and lost to George Groves and fought bigger guys so there was no shame losing to them. As a middleweight he is a formidable opponent.”
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