Conor Benn is gearing up for the toughest test of his career as he locks horns with Chris Eubank Jr. on April 26th in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Conor Benn is 23-0 with 14 knockouts to his name. Benn has retired Chris Algieri, Chris Van Heerden and Adrian Granados.
Chris Eubank Jr. has tasted defeat before, but has also fought at a higher level, with a record of 34-3. His losses have come at the hands of Billy Joe Saunders, George Groves, and Liam Smith. Eubank was restrained by Team Smith after attempting to continue fighting following his first ever KO loss.
Benn hopes to get even with the Eubank family after Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn’s rivalry ended 1-0 to Eubank following their two fights (the second ending in a draw), whilst Eubank hopes to double down against his nemesis.
Conor Benn leaves no stone unturned with impressive roster of sparring partners
Ahead of the biggest fight of his career, Benn has been seen sparring with some top talents.
He was pictured with William Scull, Denzel Bentley, and Bruno Surace.
Scull is the current IBF super-middleweight champion and will face Canelo Alvarez in their undisputed clash on Cinco De Mayo weekend. He is 23-0 with nine knockouts, and is reported to have had almost 400 amateur bouts.
Bentley is the current WBO no.1 ranked middleweight after his win over Brad Pauls, and is credited as one of the only men to pose Janibek Alimkhanuly problems, showing a good account of himself but losing on points.
The 21-3-1 boxer won the British and European titles in his last fight. Bentley wants a rematch with Alimkhanuly, he has said.
Surace was relatively unknown up until recently. The 26-0-2 fighter gained attention only in his last fight with a statement victory, as Surace scored a huge upset knockout over Jaime Munguia. Surace had just four knockouts to his name before stopping the then 44-1 highly-rated Munguia.
Conor Benn has only gone 12 rounds once in his career
Despite winning by decision nine times, most of these were early in Benn’s career when contests were four or six rounds.
He has gone the 10-round distance four times, and the 12-round distance just once, in his last fight.
Coming off the back of a decision win over Rodolfo Orozco in a fight where many expected a knockout, Benn fought once in 2024 against Peter Dobson. These two fights occurred in the US whilst Benn underwent a lengthy investigation for suspected PED use. He has since been cleared to fight.
Benn may not have stopped Dobson, but he did win in a near shutout performance, handing the 16-0 fighter his first defeat.