AFTER a two-night hospital stay, Chris Eubank Jr is feeling content after outpointing Conor Benn in their much-anticipated middleweight showdown last weekend.

Headlining The Ring's first-ever card in-front of 67,000 people at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the simmering rivalry between them captured the imagination and compelled a casual audience to get immersed in the story, some 35 years after their famous world champion fathers Senior and Nigel first fought.

Both men initially signed a two-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh, head of Riyadh Season, who told The Ring's Mike Coppinger post-fight: "If they're not injured and ready, we want the rematch in late September at Tottenham."

However in an exclusive Sky Sports interview published yesterday, the 35-year-old (35-3, 25 KOs) spoke of his desire to box unified WBA, WBO, WBC and Ring super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) in another stadium sellout.

He detailed needed stitches sewn to his right eye after an accidental headbutt in the ninth round, though confirmed he didn't have a broken jaw and playfully punched himself there to prove otherwise, as was the rumour circulating afterwards.

"Conor and Eddie Hearn ran away with the story of a broken jaw... there's no broken jaw here, we are strong and our bones are dense, when you're in a fight like that... you need to go to hospital, get tested and looked after but I'm feeling good, grateful that the fight was so well-received and in a great place."

Winning by a trio of 116-112 scores divided opinion, some believing it was too wide while others felt the outcome was justified as Eubank Jr's big-fight experience and knowhow came to the fore in the latter stages. Although he hasn't watched it back yet, the IBO middleweight titlist would've been proud either way.

"Even when they read out the scores before picking the winner, I was at peace with whatever happened, I knew I'd won but in boxing, decisions can be wrong. I thought to myself if they don't call out my name, I'm still proud of what I did in the ring - the people know who won."

On the topic of Alvarez, seeking to become a two-time undisputed champion when facing IBF titleholder William Scull in Riyadh this weekend, he was asked about a potential London stadium showdown and couldn't help but smile.

"That is another stadium filler, absolutely, Wembley, Tottenham, any one of the large football stadiums in the UK will be filled for a fight like that. He's an opponent I've been looking at for many years now and the fans would love to see that, so 100% that is a name in my line of sight, we will be doing whatever we can to secure that fight in the future."

Canelo, who signed a four-fight Riyadh Season deal in February, told The Ring's Declan Taylor of his wish to box in London during an exclusive fight week interview.

Eubank Jr, who campaigned at world-level in the 168-pound division between 2017-19 and had been previously linked with Canelo, is again a consideration and the Mexican superstar accepted it would be a big future fight.

Alalshikh had already declared Canelo-Eubank would be set for 2026, if the Brighton star won. As for a potential Benn rematch in the interim this September, given how they combined to exceed expectations despite operating two weight classes apart?

"Watch this space. Boxing is a very beautiful industry where anything can happen, the possibilities are endless. If the rematch is meant to be, it will and if not, guess what? There are plenty of other amazing fights to be had, great things for me to achieve in this sport so I'm happy either way."