Conor Benn continues to battle to get again into the ring after the woes round his failed drug checks proceed however now the Brit has probably had a subsequent opponent revealed.
Benn continues to be not but cleared to struggle underneath the auspices of the British Boxing Board of Management having first misplaced his license following two failed drug checks forward of his struggle with Chris Eubank Jnr again in October 2022.
Proper now, Benn continues to be provisionally suspended from boxing. This comes after the UK Anti-Doping Company and the British Boxing Board of Management efficiently appealed in opposition to a choice by an unbiased Nationwide Anti-Doping panel that had initially lifted a ban final July.
Already this yr Benn has been linked with loads of names. His promoter, Eddie Hearn, all however confirmed again in April {that a} struggle between his boxer and Gervonta Davis was a “finished” deal, whereas Benn has additionally been seen in head to heads with Manny Pacquiao out in Saudi Arabia which obtained many individuals considering the pair might need organized a contest, however that has not but materialised.
A brand new publish by EverythingBoxing on X has particulars of the potential bout.
“👀 WBC #1 and #2 ranked boxers Souleymane Cissokho and Conor Benn on social media immediately. That is following the information that Terence Crawford has been made the WBC champion in recess at Welterweight. The WBC additionally has an interim champion – Mario Barrios.”
👀 WBC #1 and #2 ranked boxers Souleymane Cissokho and Conor Benn on social media immediately.
That is following the information that Terence Crawford has been made the WBC champion in recess at Welterweight.
The WBC additionally has an interim champion – Mario Barrios. pic.twitter.com/ixD4Iy8yQB
— EverythingBoxing (@EverythingBoxi2) Might 28, 2024
The information obtained many individuals speaking about how Benn might need earned that standing having solely fought twice in opposition to low-level opponents within the final two-plus years.
EverythingBoxing defined this in additional posts on X.
“Being the #1 challenger isn’t essentially about wins. You simply want a great promoter, good trinket belts and pad up a resume. It’s troublesome. I’m positive there are commissions that might licence him and if the WBC believes he can’t struggle, why is he nonetheless within the rankings?”
Cissokho is a Senegal-born French skilled boxer who received a bronze medal on the 2016 Summer time Olympics and is at present 17-0. He fights with Matchroom which might little doubt make this bout simpler to make and lately defended his WBC Silver Title in opposition to Isaias Lucero in Monaco in November 2023 to edge in the direction of a world title tilt.
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