What next for Whittaker, Benn takes on America, Okolie's failed test

About this episode

The episode discusses Ben Whittaker's recent victory, Conor Benn's new contract, and updates on Fury vs AJ negotiations.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies reflect on another comfortable win for Ben Whittaker, he knocked out  Braian Suarez inside a round in Liverpool. so we are asking is it time that he was properly matched with World level fighters? Elsewhere we hear from Conor Benn who spoke to talkSPORT at Wrestlemania fresh off the back of penning his new Zuffa contract, we take a look at what the next 12 months could hold for him under the promotion. Plus we hear from Eddie Hearn who provides an update on Fury vs AJ negotiations and there's breaking news regarding Lawrence Okolie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ade Oladipo, Gareth A Davies

Guest: Conor Benn

Topics covered

• boxing
• fight analysis
• sports news
• fighter contracts
• matchmaking

Keywords

• Ben Whittaker
• Conor Benn
• Eddie Hearn
• boxing news
• Zuffa contract
• Lawrence Okolie
• Fury vs AJ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: talkSPORT, Zuffa

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