Conor Benn Becomes Free Agent After One-Fight Zuffa Boxing Deal Ends

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Conor Benn Becomes Free Agent After One-Fight Zuffa Boxing Deal Ends

Benn is now a promotional free agent after his one-fight Zuffa Boxing deal ended with tonight’s unanimous-decision win over Regis Prograis in London. Reports before the bout said the Dana White-backed agreement covered only that fight and was worth about $15 million. Benn, 29, had left Matchroom last month and remains the WBC mandatory challenger at welterweight.

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