Chris Eubank Jr has opened the door to a combat with rising British star Ben Whittaker, regardless that they each function in several weight lessons.
Eubank Jr has established himself within the higher echelons of the middleweight division, whereas Whittaker received his Olympic silver medal at light-heavyweight and picked up the IBF Worldwide strap in that division as a professional.
Whittaker although would gladly take up Eubank on that potential combat supply.
“If the money’s there, sign me up. I’m bigger, I’m younger, I’m fresher. I wouldn’t turn it down,” he advised Sky Sports activities.
“But it is a bit of a weird fight that’s come about. Like I said, it would be a fun one to tick off the list.”
Assured as ever, Whittaker is bound he would beat Eubank in the event that they fought now.
“I’m bigger,” he stated. “They make weight lessons for a cause and I believe he is coming to the tip of his profession. I am in the midst of beginning my profession so for me it is most likely the proper time to catch him.
“I just tick every department. He’s got experience. He’s been in there in some bigger fights of course but I just think if it did come to it, I’m better.”
Beforehand when he appeared on the Toe2Toe podcast, Eubank did not rule out a potential bout with Whittaker.
“I didn’t know that was a conversation. Two entertaining, brash [fighters] who love to put it on the line and show off in that ring, of course, that’s a sexy fight,” Eubank stated.
“I’ve watched him. It’s pretty insane how popular he is in terms of social media. He’s getting a lot of attention, I don’t know how many fights he’s had but he hasn’t fought anybody.
“I’ve had the fights.
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Ben Whittaker responds to Chris Eubank Jr’s remark about dealing with one another within the close to future
“But his style and everything he’s doing is getting him a lot of attention on social media, which is great,” Eubank added.
“That’s really what England needs. It’s very rare to have that in the UK. There’s not many fighters that get that type of attention.”
Each Whittaker and Eubank shall be in motion on the identical invoice on October 12, with Whittaker boxing Liam Cameron and Eubank combating Kamil Szeremeta on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh.
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