Troy Deeney had ‘tear-up’ with Conor Benn on SAS: Who Dares Wins, but fans have to wait for winner

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As a WBA Continental welterweight title winner, Conor Benn probably didn’t ever expect to fight a former Premier League footballer.But according to talkSPORT’s Troy Deeney, it’s a scenario that played out in their appearance on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.Deeney took the bold step of taking on a mock SAS selection courseGettyAnd he was involved in a fight with someone who does that for a livingThe hit television programme sees celebrities compete in various challenges from the gruelling UK Special Forces selection course.Victoria Pendleton, Tony Bellew and talkSPORT’s very own Jermaine Pennant are some of the big sporting names to have featured in the past.This year brings the seventh series and 14 new contestants who took on harsh environments and orders from ex-Special Forces soldiers.Watford legend Deeney, who scored 47 Premier League goals, is one contestant, alongside British boxing star Benn.And it appears as though the pair went into an unlikely battle during the show, although Deeney kept the result hush.“We had a bit of a tear-up, yeah,” he said on Hawksbee and Jacobs.“It was good fun, the programme is just one of those things I’ve always talked about doing. “When we filmed it, I was at a bit of a crossroads in my own journey as well, so it was just something I wanted to see what I could do, push my mind to. “Funnily enough actually, today is a year of not drinking, so it’s been part of that process as well. “So yeah, had a nice little roll-around with Conor, and I’ll let you know who wins.”Benn is the latest boxer to have joined the showMark Robinson/MatchroomAnd as per Deeney, fans can expect him and Been to have a dust-uptalkSPORTAdebayo Akinfenwa is another former footballer and fellow talkSPORT star who joined Deeney for the ride on Who Dares Wins.Dancer and presenter Louie Spence also co-starred, and Deeney was asked about a potential matchup between him and Akinfenwa.“Louie absolutely danced circles around him,” said the ex-striker. “A young Floyd Mayweather he was.”Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins begins this Sunday, August 3, and will air for eight one-hour episodes.Celebrities from a wide range of industries and backgrounds fancied their chances in previous series but many couldn’t make it to the end.Former Chelsea and Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge won the first edition of the show in 2019.Bellew has put through his paces but couldn’t go all the way on the showChannel 4Bellew appeared in the second series and came to blows with former presenter Ant Middleton, an ex-soldier in the Special Forces.The former WBC cruiserweight champion was pummelled by punches from the other contestants but hit back as his anger boiled over.He then briefly squared up to Middleton before seemingly calming down after being told to ‘Control your f****** aggression’.“You’re going to cause some f****** damage,” Middleton also said to him about his anger.“You’re going to potentially kill someone.”Speaking about the incident afterwards, Bellew revealed: “That was a clash of two lions. I was ready to just go for it. I really was. “Thankfully, I took a breath and walked away.”Bellew added: “Once he said to me, ‘You’re a ticking time bomb’, I was hellbent on showing him that I’m not.”Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2025 castAdam Collard – Former Love Island contestantAdebayo Akinfenwa – Former footballer and talkSPORT hostBimini – Drag queenChloe Burrows – Former Love Island contestantConor Benn – BoxerHarry Clark – Former Traitors winnerHannah Spearritt – Former S Club 7 singerLady Leshurr – RapperLouie Spence – Dancer and television hostLucy Spraggan – SingerMichaella McCollum – Part of the ‘Peru Two’Rebecca Loos – Former modelTasha Gouri – Former Love Island contestantTroy Deeney – Former footballer and talkSPORT pundit