Boxing’s welterweight division has arguably become the most competitive weight class, and Conor Benn, another exciting contender, wants to take on the world’s best in 2022.
The weight class includes the likes of: WBO champion and ESPN’s pound-for-pound No. 1, Terence Crawford, WBC and IBF king Errol Spence, WBA titleholder Yordenis Ugas, knockout machine Vergil Ortiz Jr., Jaron Ennis and Danny Garcia and they are the leading lights at 147 pounds.
Even with the quality in opposition, England’s unbeaten Benn (20-0, 13 KOs), 25, told ESPN he is ready for his first world title shot this year.
“I don’t believe I need a couple more fights, if they offered me Ugas next I would take that fight,” he said. “I know what I’m capable of and what I’ve been doing in the ring proves it. You have to remember it’s not just that I’ve beaten these opponents that I have but the ease and how I’m beating these opponents.
“When you do the comparisons with the world champions they fought prior to me and I’m dealing better with them than they did so you can use that as a benchmark. I fancy my chances against any of them. I’ve defended my title [the fringe WBA Continental] six times now and I was ranked top five before the Algieri fight so I should be top three with the majority of the governing bodies soon.”
Benn added: “The top five [in the welterweight division] in my opinion would have to be Terence Crawford, Errol Spence, Vergil Ortiz, Ennis, and then Ugas. Ortiz is an animal, he’s one of those exceptional fighters who can bang with both hands, the complete fighter.
“I will fight who ever they put in front of me next… Adrien Broner, Mikey Garcia, Danny Garcia, I like the sound of all of those fights, they are big names in America so it would be good for my PR in America. But…
Source : espn
