Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr Official

[The Bloody Nine]

BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans are finalized for a showdown between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. The long-discussed grudge match is now set to headline an October 8 DAZN Pay-Per-View from The O2 in London.

The fight will be streamed worldwide on DAZN and DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland.

The pairing comes 29 years almost to the day of the October 1993 rematch between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr., when the two fought to a draw in front of an announced crowd of 47,000 at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. The famed rematch came nearly three years after Eubank stopped Benn in the ninth-round of their November 1990 meeting in Birmingham, England.

“I can’t quite believe this is happening but let me tell you, it’s happening!” said Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman. “Weeks of negotiations have led to one of the biggest moments in British boxing - these two Born Rivals will do battle in an epic match up that has absolutely everything. Ever since they both turned professional, people talked about this moment and now is the time to see the historic rivalry continue.”

Eubank Sr. entered the first fight as the WBO middleweight titlist, with the stakes raised for the rematch. Eubank entered with the WBO super middleweight title, aiming to unify with the elder Benn who held the WBC middleweight title at the time.

No belt will be at stake for the second-generation bout, which comes at an agreed upon catchweight of 156 pounds. Benn (21-0, 14KOs) has fought at welterweight dating back to his April 2016 pro debut, which also took place at The O2. Eubank Jr. (32-2, 23KOs)—who was just one at the time of the first Eubank-Benn fight and four years old at the time of the rematch—has fought primarily at middleweight and super middleweight since turning pro in November 2011. The agreed-upon catchweight will mark the lightest that Eubank has fought, more than two pounds below his current career-low 158 ¼ pounds in October 2014.


https://www.boxingscene.com/conor-b...r-finalized-october-8-london-dazn-ppv--168221

Not a smart move for Benn IMO.

 

[Nova44]

BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans are finalized for a showdown between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. The long-discussed grudge match is now set to headline an October 8 DAZN Pay-Per-View from The O2 in London.

The fight will be streamed worldwide on DAZN and DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland.

The pairing comes 29 years almost to the day of the October 1993 rematch between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr., when the two fought to a draw in front of an announced crowd of 47,000 at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. The famed rematch came nearly three years after Eubank stopped Benn in the ninth-round of their November 1990 meeting in Birmingham, England.

“I can’t quite believe this is happening but let me tell you, it’s happening!” said Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman. “Weeks of negotiations have led to one of the biggest moments in British boxing - these two Born Rivals will do battle in an epic match up that has absolutely everything. Ever since they both turned professional, people talked about this moment and now is the time to see the historic rivalry continue.”

Eubank Sr. entered the first fight as the WBO middleweight titlist, with the stakes raised for the rematch. Eubank entered with the WBO super middleweight title, aiming to unify with the elder Benn who held the WBC middleweight title at the time.

No belt will be at stake for the second-generation bout, which comes at an agreed upon catchweight of 156 pounds. Benn (21-0, 14KOs) has fought at welterweight dating back to his April 2016 pro debut, which also took place at The O2. Eubank Jr. (32-2, 23KOs)—who was just one at the time of the first Eubank-Benn fight and four years old at the time of the rematch—has fought primarily at middleweight and super middleweight since turning pro in November 2011. The agreed-upon catchweight will mark the lightest that Eubank has fought, more than two pounds below his current career-low 158 ¼ pounds in October 2014.


https://www.boxingscene.com/conor-b...r-finalized-october-8-london-dazn-ppv--168221

Not a smart move for Benn IMO.

There's already a thread.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

There's already a thread.

One that hadn't been bumped since Aug 1st concerning a rumoured fight. This was also posted before the other thread was bumped. Have a mod merge it, I don't care.

 

[Kforcer]

No opinions on this fight? Anyone think it is going to be a surprise classic? I'm pretty compelled by this fight, maybe just because of their fathers and the legacy. And it sort of seems like a must-win for both men; if Eubank jr. loses, it seems like it takes him out of world contention and robs him of momentum he may well never regain at this point in his career whereas if Benn loses, well, it means he gave up his unbeaten record to Eubank jr. and it would probably undo a lot of the work he's done to get people to take him seriously as a fighter.