The 30-year-old could pursue an old foe in the near future.
Conor Benn was overwhelmed by Ryan Garcia’s relentless pressure before being trapped against the ropes earlier this month.
The referee stepped in to stop the contest and bring the fight to an end.
Following his defeat, Benn’s next move remains unclear as he considers his options.
But, his trainer Tony Sims told Sky Sports that Benn is done fighting at welterweight: “Without a shadow of a doubt. He done well making the weight but it wasn’t easy…
“But that magnitude of fight, that magnitude of money that was on the table, he wouldn’t have got that anywhere else, fighting anybody else.
“So sometimes you’ve got to take risks.”
What could be next for Conor Benn?
With Benn moving up to middleweight or super-middleweight, talk has emerged of a potential trilogy with Chris Eubank Jr.
Eubank edged their fiery first meeting on points in April 2025, but was dominated seven months later over the same 12-round distance.
The rematch followed Eubank’s own struggles to make the required weight.
A third encounter is certainly an option to settle the score between the families.
Sims explained: “That fight’s always going to be there, whether it be a year’s time or 10 years’ time. Because of the names together the fight will always be there.
“Whether Conor will want to do that or Chris will want to do that in the future, I don’t know but that fight will always be there. The two names will always be combined together…
“But I don’t think you’ll see Conor talking much about boxing for a little while yet.
“I think he needs to have a rest from boxing completely at the moment.
“Don’t get me wrong, financially he’s set up for life but I think he’s burnt out as well at the same time, mentally and physically.”
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