CONOR BENN has given a glimpse into what it takes to drop back down to the welterweight division – after sharing snaps on social media.
The boxing star, 29, has made a huge career change after his two bouts with Chris Eubank Jr.
He walked away from Eddie Hearn to pen a money-spinning deal with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing last month.
And now Benn has been showing off his new physique as he prepares to return to the ring.
The Londoner took to Snapchat to show fans what he looked like a year ago compared to today.
The snaps showed that Benn has undergone a dramatic body transformation to meet welterweight requirements.
Although he is still ripped, it is immediately obvious that he has shredded a few pounds.
It was announced last month that Benn’s first opponent since switching to Zuffa Boxing will be Regis Prograis.
They will go head-to-head on the undercard ahead of Tyson Fury battling it out with Arslanbek Makhmudov.
And Benn has been determined to make sure he is in top condition for the April 11 bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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The Destroyer is coming off a huge victory in his last fight, where he got his revenge on Eubank Jr to win by unanimous decision.
After two fights against his rival, Benn has decided to drop down to welterweight.
It is understood that he will bank more than £11MILLION after inking a one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing.
Hearn reckons the mammoth pay package could lead to a mutiny within the MMA ranks.
Sean O’Malley, Israel Adesanya and Michael ‘Venom’ Page are among those to have voiced their shock.
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There’s a massive year of boxing ahead!
It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring.
Tyson Fury will make his return in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov while Oleksandr Usyk takes on the king of kickboxing Rico Verhoeven.
Conor Benn features for the first time since making the switch to Zuffa Boxing and Fabio Wardley will defend his newly won heavyweight crown.
Canelo Alvarez will be hoping to return after his defeat to Terence Crawford and heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk will also need to defend his straps.
Derek Chisora will fight for the 50th and (perhaps) final time against Deontay Wilder while Daniel Dubois is also on the comeback trail.
A whole bunch of British stars could also take a leap into superstardom, with the likes of Moses Itauma, Hamzah Sheeraz and Adam Azim ready to join the very top of the sport.
Here’s all the big fights coming up…
March
- Sat 14 – Jazza Dickens vs Anthony Cacace – WBA super-featherweight title – DAZN
- Sat 21 – George Liddard vs Tyler Denny – British & Commonwealth Middleweight title – DAZN
- Sat 28 – Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin – DAZN
- Sat 28 – Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman – Amazon Prime PPV
April
- Sat 4 – Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora – DAZN PPV
- Sun 5 – Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper – Sky Sports
- Sat 11 – Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – Netflix
- Sat 11 – Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis – Netflix
- Sat 18 – Callum Smith vs David Morrell – DAZN
- Sat 18 – Manny Pacquiao vs Ruslan Provodnikov
- Sat 25 – Lawrence Okolie vs Tony Yoka – DAZN
May
- Sat 2 – Zurdo Ramirez vs David Benavidez – WBA & WBO Cruiserweight titles – Prime Video
- Sat 9 – Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO title – DAZN
- Sat 23 – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – WBC title – DAZN
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