Retirement? World title shot? What’s next for Eubank and Benn?

Retirement? World title shot? What’s next for Eubank and Benn?
Retirement? World title shot? What’s next for Eubank and Benn?

Conor Benn got revenge on Chris Eubank Jr with a unanimous decision victory in their rematch at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Seven months after a thrilling first fight that recreated the rivalry between his fathers in their inaugural fight 35 years ago, Benn dominated throughout the 12 rounds.

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Benn took control from the first round and dominated against Eubank in a completely different fight from the back-and-forth classic in April.

But what happens next for Eubank and Benn after two big fights against each other in 2025?

What does the future hold for Benn? Is Eubank about to retire? Will they meet for the third time?

BBC Sport looks at what the future holds for both.

Welterweight Calls: What’s Next for Benn?

After his victory, Benn reiterated his intention to move down to welterweight and face the division’s world champions.

Before the rematch, he called out Rolando Romero, Mario Barrios and Brian Norman Jr, who are the holders of the WBA, WBC and WBO welterweight titles, respectively.

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“I fancy Barrios for the WBC world title. Ryan Garcia, Romero, Devin Haney… they can all get it,” Benn said.

Garcia has not fought since losing to Romero in May, while Haney will face Norman next Saturday for the WBO title in Riyadh.

In August, Benn called out UFC fighter Ilia Topuria for a bare-knuckle fight.

Topuria, who is under contract with the UFC, would not be able to fight outside the organization while under contract.

Will Eubank retire?

Despite raising the idea of ​​a possible retirement this week, Eubank said before the fight that he would not put on the gloves after the rematch.

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Eubank remains among the top-ranked fighters in the middleweight division and is eyeing a world title fight.

In the lead-up to the rematch, Eubank’s promoter Ben Shalom said the goal was to fight Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez next.

But Shalom stressed that those hopes depended on a Eubank victory.

A fight with Alvarez would likely see Eubank move up a weight class to super middleweight, the weight at which the Mexican lost the IBF, WBC and WBO titles to Terence Crawford in September.

Will there be Eubank v Benn 3?

At the moment, there are no plans for a trilogy fight between Eubank and Benn. The contract was for two fights.

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Given Eubank’s ambitions in a higher weight division and Benn’s long-term intentions to win titles two weight classes below middleweight, this could be a natural conclusion to their rivalry.

Benn said after his victory that the rematch would be the end.

“This is the end of the Benn-Eubank saga. Over. Chris has twins on the way and I have my son, but this ends here,” he said.

When asked about a possible trilogy fight, Eubank said: “Who knows? It’s 1-1.

“Maybe we’ll see something new between him and I, or maybe we won’t. Right now, it’s his night.”

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