{"id":296324,"date":"2023-11-12T16:40:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296324"},"modified":"2023-11-12T16:40:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:40:31","slug":"chris-eubank-jrs-cousin-harlem-calls-out-conor-benn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/boxing\/chris-eubank-jrs-cousin-harlem-calls-out-conor-benn\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Eubank Jr&apos;s cousin Harlem calls out Conor Benn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chris Eubank Jr&#8217;s cousin calls out Conor Benn after winning the\u00a0WBO Global Super Lightweight title before Chris Eubank Snr calls for the Destroyer to &#8216;get his licence and stop hiding from us&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Harlem Eubank, the cousin of star Chris Eubank Jr, has called out Conor Benn\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Harlem won WBO Global Super Lightweight title by beating\u00a0Timo Schwarzkopf\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How do you get the biggest fight for an ailing AJ without huge risk?\u00a0The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harlem Eubank, the cousin of Chris Eubank Jr, called out Conor Benn after beating Timo Schwarzkopf in Brighton on Saturday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harlem floored his opponent with a big right hook in the third round before landing another devastating blow in the 11th, forcing the referee to wave off the contest.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Harlem &#8211; who\u00a0was a Brighton academy prospect and a karate world champion &#8211;\u00a0was handed the WBO Global Super Lightweight title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the bout, Harlem was asked about who he wanted to fight next and his uncle, Chris Eubank Snr, jumped in to call out Benn.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the fight, Eubank Snr said: &#8216;Now, that&#8217;s put him right into the perfect position, that fight, for his next fight, which is at 147 lbs against Conor Benn.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/06\/77700217-12739589-image-a-1_1699771273301.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Harlem Eubank (right), the cousin of Chris Eubank Jr, called out Conor Benn after beating Timo Schwarzkopf in Brighton on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/06\/77700219-12739589-image-a-2_1699771277191.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Harlem floored his opponent with a big right hook in the third round and another in the 11th<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/06\/77700221-12739589-image-a-3_1699771280766.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>As a result, the referee waved off the contest to see Harlem emerge victorious on the night<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old went on to address Benn directly, saying:\u00a0&#8216;Get your licence and stop hiding from us, obey the rules Conor.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m coming for next, I&#8217;ve shown what I can do against a guy at the level of Timo, he&#8217;s never been stopped.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Harlem went on to add:\u00a0&#8216;I&#8217;m coming up to 147 lbs and Conor Benn is first on my hit list, let&#8217;s get it on.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Benn cruised to a unanimous-decision points victory over Rodolfo Orozco on his eagerly-awaited return to boxing in Orlando on September 23.<\/p>\n<p>Benn had been out of the ring for 17 months after failing two drugs tests in the lead-up to his proposed mega-fight with Eubank Jr last October.<\/p>\n<p>Benn rocked Orozco with a number of crisp right hands throughout the contest, yet he also had to endure a few hairy moments himself, particularly in the eighth round.<\/p>\n<p>Yet when the final bell sounded, he had done more than enough to mark his return to the sport with a victory and tee-up another fight with Eubank Jr.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/06\/77700247-12739589-image-a-4_1699771437789.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After the fight, Harlem called out Conor Benn and said he wanted to fight the Destroyer next\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/06\/77700255-12739589-image-a-5_1699771461072.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, it seems unlikely they will face as Benn is working on a deal with Eubank Jr instead<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it seems unlikely that Benn will be interested in fighting Eubank Jr&#8217;s cousin, Harlem, next &#8211; with Eddie Hearn labelling his call out as &#8216;bizarre&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When speaking to Mail Sport about\u00a0Eubank Snr&#8217;s recent comments about the Eubank Jr vs Benn fight Hearn said:\u00a0: &#8216;Firstly, he said it was dangerous for his son to take the fight at 157lbs. \u00a0<span>So, now we&#8217;re only moving up 3lbs to give Chris Eubank Jr the right to fight at 160lbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Obviously, Chris Eubank Snr is now representing Harlam so he&#8217;s pushing Harlam Eubank for that fight with Benn.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s bizarre. We are just focusing on Eubank vs Benn and hopefully we can get that finalised next week.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12739589\/Chris-Eubank-Jrs-cousin-calls-Conor-Benn-winning-WBO-Global-Super-Lightweight-title-Chris-Eubank-Snr-calls-Destroyer-license-stop-hiding-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Eubank Jr&#8217;s cousin calls out Conor Benn after winning the\u00a0WBO Global Super Lightweight title before Chris Eubank Snr calls for the Destroyer to &#8216;get his licence and stop hiding from us&#8217; Harlem Eubank, the cousin of star Chris Eubank Jr, has called out Conor Benn\u00a0 Harlem won WBO Global Super Lightweight title by beating\u00a0Timo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chris Eubank Jr&amp;apos;s cousin Harlem calls out Conor Benn - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/boxing\/chris-eubank-jrs-cousin-harlem-calls-out-conor-benn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chris Eubank Jr&amp;apos;s cousin Harlem calls out Conor Benn - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chris Eubank Jr&#8217;s cousin calls out Conor Benn after winning the\u00a0WBO Global Super Lightweight title before Chris Eubank Snr calls for the Destroyer to &#8216;get his licence and stop hiding from us&#8217; 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