He advised BBC Sport: “We signed a two-fight deal, we had been able to go. The date was introduced straight after the primary combat for September, carried out plenty of negotiations by way of venues, dates.

“They’d all agreed September twentieth, then Eubank got here out and mentioned he wasn’t prepared.”

Requested if Benn was ready to attend till the tip of the yr, Hearn added: “So we have now to offer them an opportunity.

“We simply attraction to Eubank, when you’re not prepared to return to conflict with Benn and also you’d somewhat sit at a poker desk in Las Vegas, good luck to you. However allow us to transfer on.”

“We’re prepared to maneuver on, drop right down to 147 and get a world title,” mentioned Benn.

The primary combat was organised by Ring Journal, which is owned by Turki Alalshikh, and it was thought the rematch would additionally fall below the Riyadh Season promotion.

Showing on Saturday’s broadcast earlier than Oleksandr Usyk’s win over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium, Alalshikh mentioned the Eubank-Benn bout may nonetheless occur and recommended January or February as potential various dates.

Eubank has not commented on the scenario himself, and it’s unclear when an official choice might be made.

The 35-year-old was fined £10,000 earlier this month by the British Boxing Board of Management over “misuse of social media” within the build-up to the primary contest.