TWO of British boxing’s most recognisable names collide once again in two months’ time, as Conor Benn rematches Chris Eubank Jr. in an attempt to avenge his April defeat. Now, Benn has revealed that this will be the last time he faces his foe, even if he is able to level the scores.
Despite issues making 160lbs, Chris Eubank Jr., 35-3 (25 KOs), claimed a unanimous-decision victory over his cross-generational nemesis earlier in the calendar, in a sure-fire fight of the year contender.
Seven months on, the pair will meet again, as Conor Benn, 23-1 (14 KOs), hopes to become the first from the Benn family to overcome a Eubank in the squared circle, at the fourth attempt.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Froch on Fighting, four-time super-middleweight world champion, Carl Froch, looked ahead to the contest and advised Benn to adopt a less emotional and more patient approach this time around.
“Conor Benn might be able to turn it around and change it, he might be able to box a bit calmly behind the jab, take his time a little bit more and then maybe picks his shots a bit better and not rush or walk into things.
“He did hurt Eubank in round three in the first fight. Can he capitalize on that by being a bit cuter behind the jab and looking for a smart shot rather than looking for a wild shot by forcing the pace?
“Forcing the pace and forcing the pressure against Eubank Jr. doesn’t work, I know that from sparring him. If you put him under the cosh, he fires back, he fights fire with fire and he always has done.”
However, ‘The Cobra’ then revealed that Benn had informed him that this will be the final time that he and Eubank go toe-to-toe, even if he is victorious in the rematch.
“When I spoke to Conor Benn earlier, just briefly, he said that there won’t be a third fight. He said, ‘we are not fighting again, win or lose’.
“He is expecting to win, so if it’s 1-1 you’d expect the trilogy, a third fight. Money might change that, if the old Bunsen burner gets brought into the mix, and it is big money to see the trilogy, then I am sure that he is going to do it.
“But Conor Benn said to me that he wants to concentrate on his career now and go after a world title fight.”
Eubank-Benn II will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, November 15 and will be available to watch live on DAZN PPV.
