A FUTURE boxing Hall-of-Famer has defended Conor Benn’s decision to leave Eddie Hearn.
The Destroyer sensationally ditched and Matchroom, his promoters for the last TEN YEARS, earlier this month to .
Conor Benn ended his ten-year working relationship with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom this monthCredit: PA
Benn has inked an eight-figure deal with Dana White’s Zuffa BoxingCredit: INSTAGRAM@ZUFFABOXING
SunSport understands Benn, 29, will earn a minimum of £11MILLION for his fight for the and Saudi Arabian-backed promotion.
Benn, the son of British legend Nigel, has copped plenty of flak for leaving Matchroom – who backed him to the hilt during the drug test scandal which could’ve permanently derailed his career.
But former three-weight undisputed champion insists the welterweight contender has done nothing wrong.
During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast , ‘Bud’ said: “A lot of people are saying that he [Benn] is disloyal and that has been loyal to him and this and that.
“I’m like, ‘Man, what is people taking about?’. It’s just business, it ain’t personal with them, I bet.”
Benn insists he would’ve been “mentally ill” to have turned down Zuffa’s offer.
On which Crawford continued: “ did what is best for him and his family.
“Just like the promotional companies are going to do what is best for them and their business.
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“If a fighter that say sign loses probably two straight [matches], they get to cut him.
“No questions asked. Why? Because now they are wasting money, they feel.
“They don’t care about that person’s family, they don’t care about that person’s relationship with them.
“They are not going in there with their heart like, Oh, man, you are a good buddy.’
Terence Crawford has defended Conor Benn’s decision to sign with Zuffa BoxingCredit: GETTY
“They are like, ‘Ah, sorry, it is just business’, and they cut you.”
Benn signed with Zuffa as the mandatory challenger for ‘s WBC welterweight title.
But his next fight will be a Tottenham tussle against former super-lightweight champion Regis Prograis on the undercard of ‘s comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11.
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