{"id":575808,"date":"2025-11-17T08:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/575808\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T08:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:31:11","slug":"benn-wont-say-my-sons-name-or-fight-norman-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/575808\/","title":{"rendered":"Benn Won\u2019t Say My Son\u2019s Name Or Fight Norman Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Norman Sr. says Conor Benn intentionally didn\u2019t mention his son, WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr., out last Saturday night when talking about moving down to 147 to fight for a world title because he <strong>\u201cdoesn\u2019t want that smoke.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Benn\u2019s Silent Omission<\/p>\n<p>Brian Sr. says Benn \u201cdoesn\u2019t want that work\u201d against Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs). That\u2019s why he called out four other fighters at 147 after his win over Chris Eubank Jr. in their rematch last Saturday, November 15th, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) is moving back down from 160 to 147 after two British-level celebrity-esque fights against Eubank Jr., financed by Turki Alalshikh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hearn\u2019s Superstar Spin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cA superstar is born,<\/strong>\u201d said promoter Eddie Hearn following Benn\u2019s win over Eubank Jr. \u201cThis (Conor Benn) is the star of the 147-pound division. This is the money of the division. That\u2019s why everyone\u2019s calling him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benn hasn\u2019t beaten any notable fighters at welterweight. His best victories in the 147-lb division before going up to 160 for two fights against Eubank Jr. came against 37-year-old <strong>Chris Algieri and Chris van Heerden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeither one of them,\u201d said Brian Norman Sr. to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MD2WPuOd1a0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MillCity Boxing<\/a> about the British fighters Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr., not being able to fight the top-level fighters because they would lose. So, they have to fight each other.<\/p>\n<p>If Norman Jr. destroys Haney this Saturday, November 22nd, in their fight on Turki\u2019s Riyadh Season card at the ANB Arena, it\u2019s going to put Benn and Hearn in a tough spot if they choose not to fight him or even mention his name.<\/p>\n<p>The Name Benn Won\u2019t Say<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s talk about who he didn\u2019t call out. Let\u2019s talk about who he called out and who he didn\u2019t call out,\u201d said Norman Sr. about Conor Benn after his win over Eubank Jr. last Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>After the fight in which Benn won by a 12-round unanimous decision, he called out these fighters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mario Barrios \u2013 WBC 147-lb champion<\/li>\n<li>Rolando \u2018Rolly\u2019 Romero \u2013 WBA champion<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Garcia<\/li>\n<li>Devin Haney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Benn didn\u2019t mention Norman Jr.\u2019s name, and it is evident that he had intentionally left him out. That would be a case of Benn, 29, going to the top of the tree if he fought Norman Jr., and he doesn\u2019t have the experience. Fighting Eubank Jr. didn\u2019t give Conor the experience because he\u2019s not a true upper-tier fighter, and he\u2019s not a welterweight. He\u2019s an aging British domestic-level super middleweight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been that way,\u201d said Norman Sr. about Benn not mentioning Brian Jr\u2019s name after his win over Eubank Jr. \u201c<strong>He will not say my son\u2019s name<\/strong>. He will not come get that work. He does not want that work. We told them we would go to the UK to the UK to fight Conor Benn. They tried to make Conor Benn vs. Mario Barrios back then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UK Popularity Shielding Benn<\/p>\n<p>If Norman Jr. crushes Haney on Saturday, it could work against him ever getting a chance to fight Benn. If he\u2019s not fought any of the killers at 147 up to this point, you have to assume that it\u2019s by design. Norman Jr. will continue to be ignored. With Benn\u2019s popularity in the UK, there\u2019s no pressure that can be mounted on him to force a fight against Norman Jr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want a title. You got a winner right here [Norman Jr.]. They don\u2019t want that smoke. It\u2019s a tailor-made fight. He fights with aggression,\u201d said Norman Sr. about Benn. \u201cYou\u2019re not stronger than Brian Norman at 147. You don\u2019t hit harder than Brian Norman Jr. at 147. You\u2019re not going to have the mental fortitude of Brian Norman Jr. at 147.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"65\">Ken Woods<\/strong> has been a senior writer at Boxing News 24 since 2013, covering the sport from every angle. With years of ringside reporting, he delivers fight news, results, and analysis that cut through the noise. Ken\u2019s work consistently spotlights champions, contenders, and prospects, giving fans a sharp, knowledgeable view of the global boxing scene.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/boxer\/an-analysts-perspective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8211; An Analyst&#8217;s Perspective<\/a> \u00bb \u201cHe Will Not Say My Son\u2019s Name\u201d: Brian Norman Sr. Accuses Conor Benn of Strategic Silence to Avoid WBO Champ Brian Norman Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 11\/16\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Norman Sr. says Conor Benn intentionally didn\u2019t mention his son, WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr., out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4108],"tags":[1935,12509,4332,4331,10194,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-575808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-fight-night","10":"tag-mark-robinson","11":"tag-matchroom-boxing","12":"tag-ring-magazine","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115564110346619907","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}