Chris Eubank Jr\u2019s return to the ring seems to be edging ever closer.<\/p>\n
Eubank\u2019s rivalry with Conor Benn dominated 2025. He won the first fight but lost the second convincingly, leading many fans to questions whether or not retirement was on the cards. Following treatment in hospital for an undisclosed health condition<\/a>, the 36-year-old is now plotting a comeback.<\/p>\n According to Chris Mannix<\/a>, that could come against Edgar Berlanga. Speaking on the DAZN broadcast for Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez\u2019 unification bout this past weekend in Arizona, he revealed ongoing discussions.<\/p>\n \u201cEdgar Berlanga has been sorting through what he\u2019s going to do in his next fight, but I\u2019ve been told there are plans in the works to bring Edgar back in the first half of this year. An interesting fight has been discussed with Team Berlanga, and that is a potential showdown with Chris Eubank Jr.<\/p>\n \u201c[Eubank] is moving back up in weight, and they have discussed a fight \u2026 What is holding up those talks is the weight. Eubank Jr, I\u2019m told, wants the fight at 164 pounds. Berlanga says I can\u2019t go any lower than 168. Can they work it out? I don\u2019t know, but that\u2019s a big fight.\u201d<\/p>\n Supporting the report, Berlanga \u2013 who has lost to Canelo on points and, more recently, Hamzah Sheeraz by stoppage<\/a> \u2013 took to X to talk the fight up.<\/p>\n