Chris Eubank Jr. vs Conor Benn Preview April 26th, 2025
After originally planning to fight in 2022, but the contest being cancelled due to Conor Benn’s suspension for PED use, he’ll finally battle it out with IBO Middleweight Champion Chris Eubank Jr. The 12-rounder between the two Brits takes place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England this Saturday, April 26th and can be seen live in most nations on DAZN pay-per-view. It’s a huge domestic fight as their famous fathers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, fought each other twice in the early 1990’s with Eubank winning by a ninth-round stoppage in 1990 and the pair fighting to a 12-round draw three years later. This weekend’s bout is at middleweight even though Benn has been campaigning as a welterweight and Eubank as a super middleweight and middleweight during his career. Eubank last boxed in October when he stopped Kamil Szeremeta in the seventh round for the IBO Belt after dropping him in the first and second stanzas. The unbeaten Benn last saw action in February of last year when he beat Peter Dobson by a 12-round unanimous decision.
Eubank Jr. vs Benn Betting Odds
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Conor Benn +150
- Chris Eubank Jr. -180
My Pick
The 35-year-old Eubank Jr enters the ring with a mark of 34-3 with 25 Ko’s. He won the IBO Super Middleweight Title in 2017 when he stopped Renold Quinlan in the 10th round then defended it against Arthur Abraham and Avni Yildirim before losing it to George Groves via unanimous decision in 2018. His first pro defeat came in 2014 though when Billy Joe Saunders beat him by split decision for the European, British and Commonwealth Middleweight Championship Belts. His third defeat came at the hands of former world champion Liam Smith via fourth-round TKO in January, 2023, with Eubank halting Smith in the 10th round in the rematch eight months later.
Eubank beat James DeGale by unanimous decision in 2019 to regain the IBO Super Middleweight Crown. However, he then dropped down in weight to compete as a middleweight. He possesses good power and boxing skills and has 234 rounds of experience under his belt since turning pro in 2011 following a fine amateur career. He’s also beaten Nick Blackwell, Dmitrii Chudinov, Gary O’Sullivan and Bradley Price. Eubank stands 5-feet-11-inches tall with a 72.5-inch and has often displayed impressive power up to now as 73.5 per cent of his wins have come by stoppage including six of his past nine.
He’s been stopped, dropped, wobbled and cut a couple of times in the ring, but actually has a pretty good chin overall. Eubank’s at his best when he overwhelms his opponent with his relentless punching and is hard to keep at bay because of it. However, he’s slowed down a bit offensively now and he isn’t the hardest guy to hit if he gets goaded into a slugfest, but most boxers prefer not to go toe-to-toe with him. Saunders beat him by outboxing him in a close fight while the loss against Groves was more of a brawl and he arguably got nailed with an elbow against Smith in his loss to him.
As for Benn, he’s seven years younger as he’s 28 and fought as an amateur in Australia with 20 wins in 22 contests before turning pro in 2016. Since then he’s boxed 106 rounds and has compiled a perfect record of 23-0 with 14 Kos. He also has pretty good power in his fists with a current knockout ratio of 61 per cent but has gone the distance in his past two fights and in three of his last five. Benn stands 5-feet-8-inches tall with a 68-inch reach so gives up three inches in height and 4.5-inches in reach to Eubank.
Benn has a pretty solid chin but has been on the deck as a pro when Cedrick Peynaud dropped him twice in the first round back in 2017. However, Benn picked himself up and returned the favour in the fifth and sixth rounds to earn a six-round decision. The two met again a year later with Benn taking a 10 round unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBA Continental Welterweight Title.
He’s defended it six times as he stopped Jussi Koivula and Steve Jamoye, beat Sebastian Formella by decision and then stopped Samuel Vargas in just 80 seconds in 2021 and took a 10-round unanimous decision over Adrian Granados five months later before stopping Chris Algieri in four and Chris Van Heerden in two. Benn has been brought along relatively slowly and hasn’t really faced a current legitimate contender as of yet so is taking a step up in class this weekend. And let’s not forget this is just his fourth fight since December 2021 when he halted Algieri.
Prediction…
The big talking point about this fight back in 2022 was the weight and the reported catchweight and rehydration clause since Benn was fighting as a welterweight. There’s no stipulations this time around as Eubank has been fighting at 160 since 2019 and Benn weighed in at 153.5 lbs against Rodolfo Orozco in September, 2023 and at 150.5 lbs in his last outing. Sure, Benn’s still naturally smaller and could be rusty due to inactivity over the past few years and many fans feel Eubank will win because he’s the naturally bigger man with greater pro experience. However, Benn is seven years younger and is naturally more aggressive in the ring. There’s been a lot of bad blood between the two with Eubank smashing a raw egg into Benn’s face during one of the early press conferences. This could be a classic, like the fights between their fathers. I’m on the fence with this one but I think if Benn is as explosive and aggressive as he usually is and doesn’t let his emotions get the best of him, he could pull it off. If he hurts Eubank he’ll definitely let the leather fly in an attempt to finish him off but will have to be prepared to take punches to land his own at the same time. Enjoy it for what it is and if it’s even half as good the the senior Benn vs Eubank scraps then fans are in for a treat.
The more aggressive Benn may pull off a mild upset.
Play: Benn +150 @ BetOnline.ag
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