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Can Benn upstage Fury comeback to underline legitimate credentials?
All eyes will be on Tyson Fury when he walks to the ring on Saturday night for his latest un-retirement against Arslanbek Makhmudov.
But 'The Gypsy King' may well have to deliver the goods in more than his typically pugilistic style if he is to be the main attraction too.
It seems almost fanciful to suggest that a fight card involving Fury at the top might offer up another fighter who could catch the hype.
Yet that is exactly where Conor Benn stands when he makes his return to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for his third straight bout there.
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'The Destroyer' headlined twice at the Premier League venue last year, in what were arguably the biggest fights on British soil in 2025.
Over two-dozen rounds shared with Chris Eubank Jr., Benn emphatically stepped out of his father Nigel's shadow to build his own legacy.
Yet in the five months since he left north London with his hand raised, the star has shaken the tree in more ways than one outside the ring.
Now, against Regis Prograis, DAZN News asks if Benn can upstage Fury on his comeback night to underline his legitimate credentials.
Why does Benn court so much attention?
There's plenty in a name, and as the son of one of Britain's finest world champions, the younger Benn was always going to catch the eye.
An unbeaten start to his professional career further burnished his reputation as a potential contender-in-waiting, even if questions remained.
When it was announced that Benn would bridge weights to face Eubank Jr. in a legacy clash in 2022 though, it felt more like a cash-in novelty.
But the former's prolonged VADA saga over adverse findings gave their eventual bout some serious edge, powered by apparent bitterness.
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Eubank Jr. won the first encounter at Tottenham last April, in a fight-of-the-year contender. But Benn was more decisive in their rematch too.
The latter's victory in November felt like a crowning moment for the star and long-time stalwart promoter, Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn.
Just weeks later though, Benn defected to Zuffa in a move that sent shockwaves through the sport, citing ambition among his motives.
For half-a-decade now, 'The Destroyer' has seldom been far from controversy. Now, he might finally have earned the reputation to match it.
Why is Benn not headlining again?
When it was announced that Benn would form part of the co-main event for this weekend's Fury-Makhmudov bout, eyebrows were raised.
Having announced his switch to Zuffa to chase the biggest bouts, both his revised place in the pecking order and his next foe seemed odd.
But there are likely merits to both. Benn's pulling power as a stadium headliner on his own accord is untested, and arguably undernourished.
With the backdrop of the Eubank Jr. blood feud, the case for pushing past arena-level operations was a sound one on a commercial level.
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Without his old rival, Benn's appeal is yet to be otherwise tested. In a way, the response from fans in London this weekend may dictate matters.
Then there is his opponent. Prograis, a two-time super-lightweight world champion, has won plenty of plaudits throughout a sturdy career.
Yet he has never been a major draw in his own right either, especially on overseas shores where he holds losses to Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall.
Simply put, this bout is not one that could deliver stadium-sized success on its own merits. Its marriage to Fury's comeback is a shrewd move.
Can Benn truly upstage Fury here?
Of course, even as Benn takes the relative blow of second-fiddle status to Fury, the chance to truly chance his arm for the spotlight rings true.
Both men enter their respective contests as favourites to get the job done. But with a year-plus of ring rust, Fury brings plenty of variables.
Benn, by contrast, turned in the most assured performance of his career thus far when dealing with an under-par Eubank Jr. in November.
There is mitigation on multiple levels. A weight-drained foe is a different kettle of fish from a theoretically fit and firing Prograis ten pounds lower.
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Persistent rumours that the American is carrying an injury into this bout might arguably further strip the varnish from any Benn victory here too.
But that does not change the objective. A blockbuster ring-walk, a touch of showmanship and a ruthless stoppage are all within his power.
If Benn delivers on those factors - the swagger, then the dagger - and Fury fails to fire the way he sometimes can, he may steal the night away.
With that, the former's long-cherished WBC welterweight tilt against Ryan Garcia may edge closer to reality - and the biggest night of his life.
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