The winner of the highly-touted April clash between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. could face Canelo Alvarez, Turki Alalshikh confirmed.

British rivals Eubank Jr and Benn will square off in London on 26 April, two-and-a-half years after they were first due to box, and the long road to rearranging the fight has seen Eubank Jr linked with Canelo multiple times. However, the idea of Benn vs Canelo is a fresh one, and unexpected given the weight disparity.

One man who has been against the fight happening from the offset is Eubank Jr’s father Chris Sr, who felt that those involved in the fight were trying to ‘murder his boy’ by having the original fight at a catchweight of 157lbs.

Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn's current accordance with VADA testing cannot erase the memory of the farce that resulted to the cancellation of their fight in 2022, writes Elliot Worsell

Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will finally meet in the ring on April 26, and the winner of the grudge match will face Canelo Alvarez next year

Turki Alalshikh has announced the winner of Chris Eubank Jr. v Conor Benn will be rewarded with a fight against pound-for-pound icon Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.

Turki Alalshikh has declared that the winner of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn, scheduled for April 26, will fight Canelo Alvarez in 2026. Eubank and Benn will finally come toe-to-toe inside London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium three years after their original bout was postponed due to Benn failing a drug test.

The upcoming April fight between Chris Eubank Junior and Conor Benn will be a huge event as far as British boxing fans are concerned, the two fighters of

The winner of Chris Eubank vs Conor Benn will be in line for a future shot at Canelo, which could be worth a lot of money.