Promoter Eddie Hearn isn’t concerned about Chris Eubank Jr. likely having fun with a ten+ lb weight advantage over Conor Benn this Saturday night of their middleweight fight, continue to exist DAZN PPV at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
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Hearn says Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) has been sparring greater fighters in camp, and might be prepared to fight Euank Jr. (34-3, 25 KOs). He didn’t mention who Benn has been sparring with. His fighting style is difficult to mimic, and whatever sparring he’s had won’t help.
A Rocky Past
Hearn has been bent out of practice over the egging that Eubank Jr. did last February, believing he could have injured Benn during that episode if he had hit him in the attention.
“Sometimes I feel he’s crossed the road slightly bit, but he probably doesn’t give a s***,” said Eddie Hearn to Fight Hub TV when asked if he likes Chris Eubank Jr. “I’ve never said anything derogatory about him. I actually respect him. I respect the way in which he’s followed in his father’s footsteps, and truly takes part in a tricky living.”
Hearn pulled the rug out from under Eubank Jr’s negotiations with Gennadiy Golovkin in 2016, and used Kell Brook for the fight. Should you’re Eubank Jr, you couldn’t have had positive feelings about Hearn after that episode. That ought to have been Chris’ fight. Obviously, Eubank Jr.’s egging of Benn on February twenty fifth angered Hearn, but it surely ultimately worked out well for the promoter, creating interest where there had been little or no previously.
“We’ve never really gotten on. I didn’t dislike him. He’s really not my cup of tea. I’m probably not his cup of tea. We each got here from a boxing world where our fathers were very successful. His dad was a fighter, and mine was a promoter. We’re attempting to pave our own way. As you get slightly older, you’ll be able to’t be bothered by that anymore. You’re type of are where you’re.”
Hearn shouldn’t worry an excessive amount of about whether Eubank Jr. and he get on. They’ve likely got one fight left, seeing one another within the Eubank Jr.-Benn rematch. After that, it’s over unless Chris Jr. can keep his profession going for slightly longer. Given the cash he’s going to make from his two fights with Benn and a possible clash against Canelo Alvarez in 2026, he’ll be retiring.
Accepting the Drawback
“I wish him the most effective. I just don’t think he wins on Saturday. Conor might be 10 lbs lighter or a stone lighter contained in the ring, but we all know that. It’s no surprise. Chris said Conor’s last fight was at 154. He had about 4 weeks’ notice. That’s why. But we don’t have an issue with the burden. We’re not going, ‘Oh, it’s unfair. He’s greater than us.’ We all know what it’s.
“We all know what we’ve signed up for to, and he’s been sparring much greater men than Chris Eubank within the preparation for this fight. So, he’s ready,” said Hearn about Benn.
Last Updated on 04/22/2025
