Conor Benn urged by former world champion to pursue Conor McGregor fight

The 29-year-old’s future has been thrown into doubt following his brutal defeat.

Conor Benn suffered a defeat at the hands of WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia last weekend in Las Vegas.

The Briton was overwhelmed by Garcia’s relentless attack before being trapped against the ropes.

The referee then stepped in to bring the contest to an end.

Benn’s next move remains unclear following the defeat.

Roy Jones Jr, who won belts at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight, has since offered his thoughts on what the 29-year-old should do.

He told Parimatch Slots Site: “He’s not gonna be a world champion, no.

“But he’s gonna make a lot of money for what he’s doing. A lot of guys will wish they had that same fate.

“He’s fortunate enough to have a situation where he can fight two more top-level fights. If I were him, I would just come back and run the Chris Eubank trilogy, for one.

“Then I’d get one more fight, and I’d be through with it.

“For him, make the money and be gone. That’s the best thing.”

Why Conor McGregor?

He continued: “A Conor McGregor fight would be a lot more in Conor Benn’s lane.

“I think if I had my dream wish for Conor Benn, it would be to fight Conor McGregor, and then to finish off with Chris Eubank and call it a day.

“That’s two big-time multimillion-dollar fights. Zuffa makes their money back that they put into him, and we call it a day.

“Conor Benn is gonna face two more brutal assaults unless he fights Eubank and somebody else like Conor McGregor.

“But if he doesn’t, he’s gonna face two more brutal assaults, because he’s gotta fight names for them to make the money that they paid him.

“Benn vs. McGregor is a really interesting fight. Depends on who trains them both, but it’d be a really interesting fight.”

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