“If You Fancy Feb 3”: Conor Benn Accepts Devin Haney Fight at 147 After Bill Haney Shows Interest in Fighting Boxing Royalty

Devin Haney is the new WBC junior welterweight champion of the world. Perhaps the best thing that has happened to him in recent times. Since his win against Regis Prograis, everyone and their aunties in the boxing world want to take him on. On a similar note, Conor Benn has emerged as a potential opponent for Haney. The update comes during Benn’s ongoing fight discussions with Chris Eubank Jr. 

The Brit was supposed to face Eubank Jr. in February, per Eddie Hearn. But things aren’t looking great for the fight because there hasn’t been any official confirmation from Eubank Jr.’s corner. In a surprising twist, Benn might have found himself the perfect opponent after Bill Haney expressed interest in arranging a clash between Haney and Benn at 147 lbs.

Conor Benn claims Chris Eubank Jr lost his pen

Turning to X (formerly Twitter), Conor Benn shared a post detailing Bill Haney’s interest in having Conor Benn as a potential opponent for Devin Haney. “To be in the ring or their presence in the Benn family, they are boxing royalty bro, that would be an honor.,” said Papa Bill as the X post showed. 

In response to Bill’s statement about him, Conor Benn insinuated Chris Eubank Jr. was doing everything to avoid a fight with him. So, if Devin Haney is open to fighting on 3 February, he is ready to go toe to toe with Haney at 147 lbs. “Eubanks lost his pen again so if you fancy feb 3 at spurs @Realdevinhaney I’ll welcome you to the 147 division,” wrote Benn. While Bill Haney might be planning a tango with the royalty, Devin might have his own plans.

Devin Haney is open to take on boxing star

After the one-sided beating, Haney delivered to Regis Prograis, Ryan Garcia loudly and publicly called out Haney. While Haney has a lot of options to choose from, Ryan Garcia seems to be at the top of his priorities. During the post-fight press conference on Saturday night, when asked about a fight against Garcia, Haney claimed, “That’s a possibility. That’s a mega-fight.”

He went on to suggest that he has been wanting to fight Garcia for the longest time, so he is happy to see Garcia taking an interest. “I’ve been calling out Ryan for years now, so it’s good to hear that he finally wants to fight,” said Haney. He later added that it’s sad that the fight is happening after Garcia suffered a loss, “But it was only a matter of time.”

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Amidst all the call outs, Conor Benn has emerged as a potential opponent for Devin Haney as Benn responds to Bill’s interest in the fight. However, Haney might have his own plans for the next fight. Who do you think Haney should fight next? 

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