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Joe Cordina has lifted nan lid connected Conor Benn's sparring sessions pinch Nigel Benn and joked astir really location would beryllium foul play and sulking successful nan gym.
Cordina is looking to defend his world super-featherweight title for nan first time against Edward Vazquez successful Monte Carlo connected Saturday night.
The Destroyer is expected to beryllium ringside for nan conflict arsenic he is simply a adjacent friend and stablemate of Cordina's - having trained nether nan aforesaid coach, Tony Sims.
When asked astir his narration pinch Benn during an exclusive question and reply pinch Mail Sport, Cordina said he was delighted to perceive nan 27-year-old would beryllium attending.
He besides touched connected Benn's return to nan ringing successful September and lifted nan lid connected The Destroyer's sparring sessions pinch Nigel.
Joe Cordina is group to person nan support of Conor Benn successful Monaco connected Saturday night
Cordina has revealed nan specifications of Benn's sparring sessions pinch his begetter Nigel, left
Speaking astir Benn's return, Cordina told Mail Sport: 'It was great. It was evidently kept nether wraps for a very agelong time.
'It was only connected conflict week that it was announced and he was brought retired to Orlando. Obviously we each knew.
'I was going to spell complete for it to do a small training convention but I deliberation it would person messed my training up, travelling, trying to get utilized to nan clip and getting back. It conscionable wasn't nan correct clip for me.
'It's awesome for him to spell retired and get nan victory. He is training for illustration a demon backmost astatine home. You person Nigel pinch him. He's training conscionable arsenic difficult arsenic Conor.
'They are ever competing against each different successful nan gym. They had a small assemblage spar nan different day. I deliberation Conor tried to do him astir nan back.
'He did him successful nan kidneys. Then Nigel went sulking retired of nan gym. It's bully to person Nigel over. He is bully for Conor. It's bully to person Conor back.'
Benn cruised to a unanimous-decision points victory complete Rodolfo Orozco connected his eagerly-awaited return to boxing successful Orlando connected September 23.
Benn had been retired of nan ringing for 17 months aft failing 2 narcotics tests successful nan lead-up to his projected mega-fight pinch Chris Eubank Jr past October.
Benn, right, cruised to a points triumph over Rodolfo Orozco connected his return to boxing past month
Details of a grudge lucifer betwixt Chris Eubank Jr and Benn could beryllium revealed soon
Benn rocked Orozco pinch a number of crisp correct hands passim nan contest, yet he besides had to strengthen a fewer hairy moments himself, peculiarly successful nan eighth round.
Yet erstwhile nan last doorbell sounded, he had done much than capable to people his return to nan athletics pinch a triumph and tee-up different conflict pinch Eubank.
News regarding nan Benn vs Eubank conflict should beryllium coming successful nan adjacent mates of days, pinch Eddie Hearn claiming nan bout could return spot successful January.
'The beef and nan bad humor is very existent betwixt Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr and I would expect it to beryllium aft what happened,' Hearn said connected nan talkSPORT Breakfast show.
'We want to adjacent that conflict successful nan adjacent 7 days. I judge you're going to spot Benn vs Eubank successful January, it's going to beryllium a monolithic stadium conflict successful nan UK.
'We've still sewage to get nan statement signed and spot nan ink dry. But that's nan conflict we want to make, it's nan only 1 we're willing in.'
