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Benn taunts bitter rival ahead of showdown
Sunderland Echo
|November 12, 2025
Conor Benn teased Chris Eubank Jr about making weight during the pair's first face-off ahead of their second battle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.
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Conor Benn
The sons of British boxing greats Nigel Benn and Chis Eubank Sr produced a classic in April at the same venue.
Eubank Jr emerged victorious by unanimous decision in the middleweight contest, but only after a dramatic buildup, which resulted in him missing weight by 0.05lbs a day earlier and therefore fined £375,000 as per the contract.
This story is from the November 12, 2025 edition of Sunderland Echo.
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