Recent Zuffa Boxing signing Conor Benn will co-headline Tyson Fury’s return.
Dana White promised to shake up the boxing world in 2026, and he definitely did that with the announcement that Benn had signed with Zuffa Boxing after completing his cope with Matchroom.
The deal has been reported as a one-fight agreement price $15 million, something that the British star insisted he couldn’t turn down.
And it has not taken long for Benn to have his return match confirmed, as he sets the stage for Fury’s comeback in England’s capital.
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Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis to co-headline Tyson Fury’s comeback card
Days after putting pen to paper on a cope with White’s recent promotion, Benn’s return has been confirmed because the co-main event on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 11.
On that date, Fury will return to boxing against Arslanbek Makhmudov within the essential event on Netflix. The previous heavyweight king is starting his latest comeback against the Russian, with a significant fight against a fellow big name planned for down the road.
Setting the stage for ‘The Gypsy King’ will probably be a clash between Benn and Regis Prograis, a 37-year-old veteran who has held the WBA and WBC super-lightweight titles up to now.
“April eleventh can’t come soon enough, returning to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium again, where I made history against Eubank Jr means all the pieces to me,” Benn said in a press release announcing the fight on behalf of Turki Alalshikh and Ring Magazine.
“My last fight there showed the world exactly who I’m and what I’m about. Fighting on the largest stages, in the largest shows, I fear nobody!
“I’m fully locked in and able to deliver one other statement performance,” he added.
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The bout marks a return to a fond venue for ‘The Destroyer’. Benn beat Chris Eubank Jr. of their rematch on the Tottenham Hotspur stadium last November.
That win marked a right away bounce-back from Benn’s only loss in the game, leaving him 24-1.
The 30-3 Prograis will even enter their clash off the back of a win, but he has emerged victorious from just one among his last three fights.
“Rougarou” lost to Devin Haney and Jack Catterall in consecutive fights before getting the higher of Joseph Diaz in August 2025.