What Next For Conor Benn?
Welterweight contender Conor Benn got the win last night over a very defensive-minded Adrian Granados, even if it wasn’t the exciting, explosive fight he was fully prepared for.
Welterweight contender Conor Benn got the win last night over a very defensive-minded Adrian Granados, even if it wasn’t the exciting, explosive fight he was fully prepared for.
Conor Benn (19-0, 14 KOs) got the job done in defeating the always tough Adrian ‘El Tigre’ Granados (21-9-3, 15 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous last Saturday night at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds, England.
Mauricio Lara (23-2-1, 16 KOs) suffered a bad cut over his left eye from an accidental head-butt from former IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington (30-1, 7 KOs) in the second round, resulting in their fight being ruled a two round technical draw on Saturday night in their rematch at Headingly Stadium in Leeds, England.
Watch Warrington vs Lara, Katie Taylor & Benn vs Granados LIVE on DAZN this Saturday at 2 pm ET (watch here!)
British middleweight/super-middleweight warrior Nigel Benn lit up the sport in the 1980s and ’90s, with “The Dark Destroyer” thrilling millions of fans with his ring heroics, his raw power and his love of “having a tear-up.”
Welterweight contender Conor Benn (18-0, 14 KOs) looked in good shape but in a highly agitated state on Friday in weighing in at 146 1/2 pounds at the weigh-in for his 12 round fight against Adrian Granados (21-8-3, 15 KOs) at the Headingley Rugby League Stadium, Leeds.
Weights from Leeds:
Mauricio Lara 125.5 vs Josh Warrington 125.75
Conor Benn 146.5 vs Adrian Granados 146.5
Katie Taylor 134.75 vs Jennifer Han 134.25
Jovanni Straffon 134.25 vs Maxi Hughes 134.25
Ebanie Bridges 118 vs Mailys Gangloff 116
Eddie Hearn: “Thank you for being here in Leeds today, what a turnout, it feels so good.
Adrien Broner, as we all know, is a durable dude. For all his faults and his defeats, “The Problem ” has never been knocked out – in fact, nobody (with the possible exception of Marcos Maidana) has come clos to putting Broner’s lights out.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn wants to set up a big step-up fight for unbeaten welterweight contender Conor Benn against former four-division world champion Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner in December or early next year as long as Conor wins his September 4th fight against journeyman Adrian Granados in Leeds.
Eddie Hearn announced today that Conor Benn has tested positive for COVID-19 and he’s off Saturday’s Matchroom Fight Camp card on DAZN.