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Chris Eubank Jr Delivers Damning Verdict On Conor Benn’s Comeback Fight

Written by Danny Gilfillan on 25th September 2023.

Chris Eubank Jr on Conor Benn fight

Chris Eubank Jr has weighed in on bitter rival Conor Benn’s return to the ring in Orlando, Flordia this past weekend.

After 14 months out of action due to his performance enhancing drugs scandal, Benn returned in a super welterweight contest again Mexico’s Rudolfo Orozco.

Orozco proved to be very durable – Benn was taken the distance and denied the highlight reel stoppage he craved.

Eubank took to social media to share his thoughts on his old pal’s showing, and clearly wasn’t too impressed, starting off by expressing his boredom before telling him he was ‘in deep s**t’ should they fight.

Not one to hold his tongue, ‘The Destroyer’ fired back at Eubank when his comments were raised in a post fight interview with Boxing Social.
He claimed ‘Next Gen’ was a “wally” and that he would have no objections to moving to middleweight to “give him a good beating.”
“Talk is cheap, he talks a lot. “I won’t lose to a 154, I won’t lost to Smith and all that.” Complaining about a little bump on his eye. He’s such a walley. I’ll happily go up to 160 and give him a good beating.”

He later said on social media that he would knock Eubank ‘out clean’ in three rounds.

There are reportedly plans afoot for the two family rivals to lock horns in a grudge match this December.

Benn and Eubank were due to clash last October, however the fight was derailed at the last minute after news broke that the former had returned two positive VADA tests.

That issue is not fully cleared up yet, with Benn still not in possession of a British Boxing Board of Control license, which will need to be rectified if the Eubank fight is to happen on UK shores.