Benn will never fight at welterweight again, says trainer

Conor Benn will never box at welterweight again, says trainer Tony Sims. Benn returned to 147lbs to challenge Ryan Garcia for the WBC welterweight world championship, only to be dropped heavily and stopped on his feet in the second round.

"There's no excuses," Sims told Sky Sports. "It was tough doing the weight of course it was. He was never going to lie about that. But he did have a good camp, the sparring the week before went really well, he was in tune, listen he just got caught with a shot. In world boxing, that's what happens."

Sims confirmed that Garcia was Benn's last fight at welterweight: "Without a shadow of a doubt. He done well making the weight but it wasn't easy." He added: "But that magnitude of fight, that magnitude of money that was on the table, he wouldn't have got that anywhere else, fighting anybody else. So sometimes you've got to take risks."

Benn moving up to middleweight or super-middleweight could pave the way for a third fight against Chris Eubank Jr. The sons of great rivals Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, Benn and Eubank Jr. boxed twice at middleweight last year. Benn lost the first but won the second bout. A deciding third contest could be held. "That fight's always going to be there, whether it be a year's time or 10 years' time. Because of the names together the fight will always be there," Sims said. "Whether Conor will want to do that or Chris will want to do that in the future, I don't know but that fight will always be there. The two names will always be combined together."

康纳·贝恩将不再参加次中量级比赛，其教练托尼·西姆斯表示。贝恩重返147磅级别挑战瑞安·加西亚的WBC次中量级世界冠军头衔，结果在第二回合被重击倒地并终止比赛。

“没有借口，”西姆斯告诉天空体育。“减重确实很艰难，他从不对此撒谎。但他的备战状态良好，上周的实战训练进展顺利，他状态正佳。他只是被一记重拳击中了。在世界拳坛，这种情况时有发生。”

西姆斯确认，与加西亚的比赛是贝恩在次中量级的最后一战：“毫无疑问。他成功减重表现不错，但过程并不轻松。”他还补充道：“但那种级别的比赛，那种级别的金钱，只有在这里才能获得，无论对手是谁。所以有时必须承担风险。”

贝恩升入中量级或超中量级，可能为与小克里斯·尤班克的第三次对决铺平道路。作为宿敌奈杰尔·贝恩和克里斯·尤班克的儿子，贝恩与小尤班克去年在中量级交手两次。贝恩首战失利，但第二回合获胜。第三次决定性对决有望举行。“那场比赛永远都在，无论是一年后还是十年后。因为两人的名字放在一起，这场战斗将永远存在，”西姆斯说。“未来康纳或克里斯是否愿意打这场球，我无法确定，但那场比赛永远都在。这两个名字将永远被联系在一起。”

公司：天空体育，WBC | 人物：康纳·贝恩，托尼·西姆斯，瑞安·加西亚，小克里斯·尤班克，奈杰尔·贝恩

常见问题：康纳·贝恩还会参加次中量级比赛吗？

不会。据其教练托尼·西姆斯透露，贝恩挑战瑞安·加西亚争夺WBC次中量级冠军头衔的比赛是他该级别的最后一战。