Eubank Jr. vs. Benn Picture Matchroom Boxing
It’s not a title combat, however the Chris Eubank Jr. towards Conor Benn match fascinates, principally due to the historical past.
Not the fighters’ historical past, however their dads.
Papa’s Chris Sr. and Nigel boxed twice within the Nineteen Nineties. The fights bristled earlier than and through. Reverse in fashion in costume and boxing fashion, Eubank Sr. and Benn introduced the warmth, combating 21 give-and-take rounds.
Eubank Sr. received the primary combat by stoppage. The second was a draw, although Benn and plenty of others thought he deserved the choice.
Now the sons, neither as gifted as their fathers, battle this Saturday on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London.
Eubank Jr., extra skilled and greater, is favored to defeat Benn. Eubank (34-3, 25 KOs) was additionally the larger fighter when he suffered one in every of his losses to Liam Smith two years in the past. He avenged the loss a month later.
Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) is seven years youthful than his opponent. He was final seen within the ring profitable a call over Peter Dobson in 2024.
Additionally on the cardboard, former champion Smith takes on youthful Aaron McKenna. In a way, it’s the traditional older fighter assembly the youthful upstart. Smith is 36. How a lot does he have left? McKenna is 25. Is he biting off greater than he can chew?
Anthony Yarde (26-3, 24 KOs) fights Lyndon Arthur (24-2, 16 KOs) for the third time in a light-weight heavyweight scrap. Arthur edged Yarde again in 2020. Yarde avenged the loss with a definitive knockout a yr later.
The competition is checked out as a keep related combat.
