That, for most men, would be enough to guarantee life-long loyalty, regardless of the fresh-cut smell of greener grass. But not for Conor Benn, it would appear. He, despite all that Matchroom has done for him since turning pro in 2016, has an altogether different take on loyalty and the concept of reparations. You would have to be “mentally ill,” he said, to turn down what Zuffa Boxing offered him to turn heel and Benn, 24-1 (14 KOs), is many things but “mentally ill” he is not, apparently. Moreover, Benn is a fighter whose limitations are clearer than his intentions and whose career is destined to be a short if compelling one. In other words, Nigel’s son knows as well as we do that it might not get any better than it is right now and that his small window of opportunity is precisely that: small.
Conor Benn wants Eddie Hearn to sit in the corner and watch
