Samuel Vargas (31-7-2, 14 KOs) was in a state of shock last Saturday night with his fight against British welterweight Conor Benn (18-0, 12 KOs) abruptly being stoppage in the first round by an arguably trigger-happy referee that pulled the plug on the contest.
Amir ‘King’ Khan says he’s not interested in fighting Conor Benn because he has nothing to offer him in terms of world titles.
Conor Benn unleashed a storm of punches right off the bat that led the referee to stop his fight against Samuel Vargas in the first round, and he then called out Amir Khan.
Shannon Courtenay was crowned the new WBA Bantamweight World Champion after defeating Australia’s Ebanie Bridges on points following a punishing battle.
Showing absolutely no respect for the old warhorse Samuel Vargas (31-7-2, 14 KOs), WBA Continental welterweight champion Conor Benn (18-0, 12 KOs) bum-rushed him and unloaded with a blizzard of punches that impressed the referee enough for him to wave the contest off at 1:20 of the first round on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London, England.
In a lightning-quick stoppage by referee Michael Alexander, Conor Benn (18-0, 12 KOs) scored a bizarre first-round knockout of the seemingly fine Samuel Vargas (31-7-2, 14 KOs) on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London, England.
Conor Benn and Samuel Vargas both weighed in successfully on Friday for their 10-round fight live on DAZN and Sky Sports this Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London, England.
Conor Benn is eyeing a huge domestic clash with Amir Khan or Kell Brook should he get past Samuel Vargas on Saturday April 10, but ‘The Destroyer’ insists there is no chance of him overlooking the Canadian-Colombian warrior as he puts his WBA Continental Title on the line once more, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in the U.S.
Eddie Hearn has been sounding really excited about welterweight Conor Benn’s fight this Saturday night against Samuel Vargas on DAZN and Sky from the Copper Box Arena in London, England.
Eddie Hearn believes welterweight contender Conor Benn is heading towards British superstardom and predicts he’ll be the next pay-per-view star in the UK.