Sunderland fighter Josh Kelly referred to as out Conor Benn after making mild work of Flavius Biea at Newcastle Area.
Kelly, 31, bulldozed Biea in a single spherical of their light-middleweight bout, dropping the Romanian with a left hook.
With simply over a minute of the spherical left, 35-year-old Romanian Biea was sluggish to rise to beat the referee’s depend, prompting the official to wave off the competition.
Requested about who he needed to struggle subsequent, Kelly referred to as out home rival Benn.
“If it is a huge home struggle, [I want] Benn,” Kelly replied.
“If it isn’t Benn, if he would not wish to take that struggle, then it’s going to be an enormous world-title struggle.
“In each governing physique I am ranked quantity 4 or quantity three, two in some governing our bodies.
“I am there. I have been knocking on the door for a while. I am in my prime now. Let me run, let me run.”
Benn continues to be contemplating his subsequent transfer after struggling the first defeat of his profession by Chris Eubank Jr in April.
The Englishman normally fights at welterweight, however moved as much as middleweight to face Eubank.
Kelly improved his file to 17 wins, one loss and one draw, accumulating simply his ninth stoppage victory.
After a derailing loss to David Avanesyan in 2021, Kelly has rebuilt his profession with seven wins in a row.
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