Promoter Eddie Hearn factors out that his fighter Conor Benn might be coping with a “huge measurement distinction” going up in opposition to middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. this Saturday evening, on November fifteenth, on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.
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Hearn finds it fascinating that followers aren’t speaking in regards to the measurement distinction between the 5’11” Eubank Jr. (35-3, 25 KOs) and the 5’8″ Benn (23-1, 14 KOs) of their rematch on DAZN PPV. The one purpose why they might not be is that Eubank Jr. chooses to surrender his measurement by preventing at shut vary, which evens issues out.
What stored Benn from benefiting from that final time he fought Eubank Jr. on April 26, 2025, is that he doesn’t have an inside recreation, and he’s extra of a six-round fighter, not a twelve-rounder.
The mix of 14 months of inactivity and quite a few early knockout wins for Benn main as much as his match in opposition to Eubank Jr. did a quantity on his conditioning.
Face-Off Tells the Story
“We’re up in opposition to it. You seen it within the head-to-head. Nobody actually talks in regards to the measurement distinction. You may see it within the face-off yesterday once they have been standing subsequent to one another. There’s an enormous measurement distinction,” stated promoter Eddie Hearn to The Stomping Floor, declaring that Chris Eubank Jr. is far larger than Conor Benn.
If Benn loses this battle in opposition to Eubank Jr., he doesn’t have to fret about being the smaller man anymore. This rematch is pointless as a result of Benn misplaced to Eubank Jr. by a transparent 12-round unanimous resolution final April, by the scores 116-112, 116-112, and 116-112. There was nothing controversial in regards to the final result of the battle to warrant a rematch.
There wouldn’t be a measurement distinction if Benn selected to battle in his pure weight class of welterweight quite than going as much as middleweight to tackle Eubank Jr. He solely has himself accountable for selecting to battle at 160, as a result of he’s not being pressured to do that.
If he stayed at 147, he could possibly be preventing the likes of Brian Norman Jr., Devin Haney, Mario Barrios, or Ryan Garcia proper about now.
“However as soon as, we tackle the larger man. And this time, I really imagine the outcome might be completely different. It received’t be straightforward as a result of Chris could have educated exhausting. He would hate to lose, and that’s what you already know you’ll be up in opposition to. A cussed man who will come and battle all the best way,” stated Hearn about Eubank Jr.
