Benn Vs. Eubank Jr Is ON
For a while there, some of us got a little nervous. As fans may know, last week, Chris Eubank Sr claimed he was “pulling out” his son Chris Eubank Junior from the much-hyped October 8 clash with Conor Benn.
For a while there, some of us got a little nervous. As fans may know, last week, Chris Eubank Sr claimed he was “pulling out” his son Chris Eubank Junior from the much-hyped October 8 clash with Conor Benn.
Eubank Snr Says Weight Cut His Son Would Have To Take Is Too Dangerous
In a developing story, it has been reported that the much-hyped October 8 clash between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Junior cold be off.
Chris Eubank Jr. says his fight against Conor Benn makes sense from a business perspective but not from an “ability” angle for their main event match on October 8th on DAZN PPV at the O2 Arena in London.
Billy Joe Saunders, the man who took away Chris Eubank Junior’s “O,” is, like the rest of us, very much intrigued by the upcoming catch-weight showdown between Eubank and Conor Benn.
Chris Eubank Jr says all he needs to be is 60% on the night to defeat Conor Benn in their mega-fight on October 8th on DAZN PPV at the O2 Arena in London, England.
The respective promoters of the October 8 clash between Chris Eubank Junior and Conor Benn said they could have easily made this one a huge stadium fight, had they waited until next summer.
As fight fans are aware, Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr will clash in what is being hyped as a “legacy fight” on October 8, in what will be a catch-weight showdown between the two sons of legends.
Chris Eubank Jr. (32-2, 23 KOs) and welterweight Conor Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) is close to having a deal done for a catchweight fight at 156 lbs on DAZN PPV on October 8th at the O2 Arena in London.
There has been talk of a Conor Benn-Chris Eubank Junior fight for some time now, with nothing confirmed. However, it seems the fight does indeed ‘have legs,’ as the saying goes.
Eddie Hearn has ruled out welterweight contender Conor Benn taking on Chris Eubank Jr. in his next fight. Hearn says this isn’t a fight that he’s looking at for the highly ranked 147-lb contender Benn (21-0, 14 KOs), which isn’t a huge shock.