Chris Eubank Jr has opened the door to a battle with rising British star Ben Whittaker, despite the fact that they each function in numerous weight courses.
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 battle provide.
“If the cash’s there, signal me up. I am greater, I am youthful, I am more energizing. I would not flip it down,” he instructed Sky Sports activities.
“However it’s a little bit of a bizarre battle that is come about. Like I stated, it could be a enjoyable one to tick off the record.”
Assured as ever, Whittaker is bound he would beat Eubank in the event that they fought now.
“I am greater,” he stated. “They make weight courses for a motive and I feel he is coming to the tip of his profession. I am in the midst of beginning my profession so for me it is in all probability the appropriate time to catch him.
“I simply tick each division. He is received expertise. He is been in there in some greater fights after all however I simply suppose if it did come to it, I am higher.”
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Beforehand when he appeared on the Toe2Toe podcast, Eubank did not rule out a doable bout with Whittaker.
“I did not know that was a dialog. Two entertaining, brash [fighters] who like to put it on the road and exhibit in that ring, after all, that is an attractive battle,” Eubank stated.
“I’ve watched him. It is fairly insane how standard he’s when it comes to social media. He is getting a number of consideration, I do not know what number of fights he is had however he hasn’t fought anyone.
“I’ve had the fights.
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“However his model and all the pieces he is doing is getting him a number of consideration on social media, which is nice,” Eubank added.
“That is actually what England wants. It is very uncommon to have that within the UK. There’s not many fighters that get that sort of consideration.”
Each Whittaker and Eubank will probably 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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