The British fighter was beaten by his rival in a thrilling contest at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last month and his promoter Eddie Hearn is keen for the pugilists to do it all over again at the same venue in September.

Hearn told Sky Sports: "I know September 27, back at Spurs, is a date that he [Saudi financier Turki Alalshikh] has put forward and proposed. We're ready, really. We signed the contract for two fights.

"Conor's just desperate to run it back. He feels like he's going to improve a lot going into that fight. [It was] his first fight in 14, 15 months, at 160lbs.

"Look, they provided us with just a night we'll never forget in so many ways. And both fighters deserve so much credit. We'd love to run it back."

Benn looks to have been beaten to a welterweight world title shot by Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao and Hearn slammed the decision to allow the legend to return to a world title bout against WBC champion Mario Barrios after being retired since 2021.

He said: "Absolute madness. If you're ever talking about something to suit a belt, this is it. How can you let a guy who hasn't boxed for five years [do that]?

"You've seen him in a couple of exhibitions a couple of years ago look far past his best."

The Matchroom boss added: "Probably about three years ago they approached us about a Conor Benn fight. I mentioned it, Conor Benn had never really fought an elite world title operator, and I said we'd been approached about a Manny Pacquiao fight for Conor Benn - I got absolutely ridiculed.

"So now fast forward another three years, you've just put this guy in the rankings out of nowhere and now he's going to fight for a world title. Dare I say it, it's like exhibition stuff but for real world championships. For me it makes no sense."