CHRIS EUBANK JR will have to deal with Conor Benn's domestic grudge and Billy Joe Saunders, while he waits for his chance at a world title shot.
The 32-year old Brighton middleweight stopped Welsh opponent Liam Williams in Cardiff on Saturday.
Chris Eubank Sr. pictured with his son Jr.
I fancy my chances at a catch weight
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However, his shot at the WBA title is stalled by the Gennady Gorlovkin and Ryota Murat bouts being repeatedly delayed by Covid rules from Japan.
Eubank Jr. wants to fight two more times in 2022. After Benn, a 24-year-old welterweight,'s tongue-in cheek social media suggestion of a catchweight match - with Nigel, his greatest rival - the spark was lit.
He said, "If the fight were to happen, it would be nice," while icing his left hand. Williams had been knocked out with two of the four times he used and was then injures. It would be insane.
It's a must-see for any fight fan. Their sons are legends and both are doing great things in the world of boxing.
It doesn't make sense at the moment, but it will in a few years, when Benn is more mature and I have more fun, then we can do it. But not right now.
Saunders beat Eubank Jr. in 2014, but was beaten by Canelo alvarez last May. He has been calling his opponent's Boxxer promoters, to see if a rematch can be arranged.
Free Bets: Get more than PS2,000 in NEW CUSTOMER DEALSEubank Jr., still haunted from the loss, wants to get the two-weight champion of the world back in the ring to settle it.
He stated that he didn't think too highly of Billy Joe, but it was a fight he would accept. Yes.
"It has a story. It has two top-tier fighters that don't like one another. It's hard to imagine anyone not wanting to see this fight.
"I don’t know what he has to offer me. But if the offer is made and the time and place are right and the business makes sense, then let’s make it happen."
Williams was able to talk his way into Saturday’s Sky Sports headliner. He insulted the Eubank family for more than a year, but he was immediately punished.
Williams used illegal tactics and the Hove man chose showboating and mocking in the second half. He was clearly ahead on the scorecards.
Eubank said that he used his mouth to exact revenge on the 29 year-old, whose face he had already disfigured using precise power shots.
He smiled and admitted that he had once bit him. He was pushing his glove in my face, so I bit it as hard I could.
It was personal to me, and it rarely is. Although I would shake hands with my opponent, I didn't do that here.
"When you speak about someone's family, it is unforgivable. Until he makes public statements that is how it will be."
