Conor Benn seeks revenge against Chris Eubank Jr. in British boxing family feud, Part 2
- Shidonna Raven
- Jan 21
- 2 min read
By KEN MAGUIRE
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Updated November 14, 2025
Source: AP
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LONDON (AP) — Nigel Benn came up short against Chris Eubank twice in the early 1990s.
Conor Benn plans to take advantage of his second chance against Chris Eubank Jr. when the sons square off again Saturday in the latest edition of British boxing’s biggest family feud.
The duo will meet again at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a scheduled 12-round middleweight bout nearly seven months after their first fight — a slugfest that Eubank Jr. won by unanimous decision.
“I genuinely thought I would knock you out in three rounds,” the 29-year-old Benn said at Thursday’s press conference. “I almost did, and I’m not going to let you go this time Chris.”
Eubank Sr. beat Nigel Benn with a ninth-round stoppage in 1990 to take the WBO middleweight title. The rematch three years later drew more than 16 million U.K. viewers on free-to-air ITV and ended in a split-decision draw.
No titles are on the line Saturday, though, just family pride — and big paydays.
Conor eyes revenge
In late April, Eubank (35-3, 25 KOs) handed Benn (23-1, 14 KOs) his first professional loss. All three judges scored the fight 116-112.
“The truth is we both ended up in hospital,” the 36-year-old Eubank Jr. said Thursday. “I was there for dehydration. You were there for the beating you took.”
Benn, usually a welterweight, came up two divisions for the fight.
“You got beat up by a welterweight,” he told Eubank Jr. “Did you see your face? Has any other middleweight done that to you?”
They were originally set to fight in 2022 but it was canceled after Benn’s voluntary urine test showed trace amounts of the fertility drug Clomiphene, a banned substance that boosts testosterone levels while burning fat.
Benn argued successfully that his consumption of eggs elevated his testosterone levels.
In the buildup to the first fight, Eubank Jr. smacked an egg on Benn’s face. Eubank Jr. then weighed in half an ounce (14 grams) over the 160-pound (72.5-kilogram) limit. That meant he had to pay a fine of $500,000 to Benn, who said he used the money to buy a Rolls-Royce.
Neither have held a major world title.
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