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Kell Brook has been sent a ‘significant offer’ to fight Conor Benn in the summer after Amir Khan win, Eddie Hearn says

, Kell Brook has been sent a ‘significant offer’ to fight Conor Benn in the summer after Amir Khan win, Eddie Hearn says

KELL BROOK has been sent a ‘significant offer’ to fight Conor Benn in the summer, Eddie Hearn revealed.

Benn was ringside to watch as Brook finally put an end to his near-two decade rivalry with Amir Khan.

Kell Brook has been sent a ‘significant offer’ to fight Conor Benn in the summer

Conor Benn pictured with promoter Eddie Hearn

Since the six-round domination, the former IBF welterweight champion has become a hot commodity again.

Middleweight Chris Eubank Jr is another of his options but promoter Hearn has officially sent Brook a deal to fight Benn.

He told iFL TV: “I’ve been talking to Kell Brook and his dad and stuff like that.

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“I won’t go into it too much but we’ve made them a significant offer to fight Conor Benn.

“I think with Kell, if he fights again, he should and would do it sooner rather than later.

“Once he starts enjoying himself and relaxing and the weight goes back on, it becomes more of a mission.”

Benn, 25, is set to return on April 16 with South African Chris van Heerden, 34, in talks as the opponent.

But Hearn claimed if Brook, 35, is ready to go by June then they will instead shelve the return next month in favour of the summer blockbuster.

He said: “Right now, he looks like a million dollars, and he’ll be ready to fight in June.

“But at the same time, I think it’s going to take a ridiculous amount of money to get him back in the ring because he doesn’t really need it.

“I reckon he’s thinking to himself and his dad is thinking, ‘Well, if the money is crazy, we’ll do it. But if not, we’re happy.

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“It’s important that they’re happy and I understand their position. For us, we said, ‘If you’re ready to go in June, we’ll hold our April 16th fight’.

“But that doesn’t look to be the case. It looks like we’ll progress with April 16th and we’ll carry on the talks with Kell.

“And hopefully, we can find some middle ground to make the fight in September or October.”

Eubank Jr and Brook were locked in a dispute on Twitter over terms for a catchweight.

Brook has ruled out fighting directly at the 160lb limit, while Eubank Jr, 32, has refused to meet his demand of 155lb.

So Hearn sees the row as an indicator that Benn makes more sense for the Sheffield hero.

He said: “Kell is probably thinking, ‘Do I really want to go up to middleweight and fight Eubank?’

“Imagine losing to Eubank up at middleweight. I just beat Amir Khan’. So that would be a great way to bow out just like Froch when he beat Groves.

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“But I know the temptation for Kell is to make a fortune and have a fight that he thinks he can win.

“So hopefully we can get it made, and respect to those guys and we’ll see what happens.”

, Kell Brook has been sent a ‘significant offer’ to fight Conor Benn in the summer after Amir Khan win, Eddie Hearn says

Kell Brook and Conor Benn once sparred

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