‘He has to know that’ – Chris Eubank Jr’s former trainer reveals what Conor Benn must do to win grudge fight
CONOR BENN has been given a word of advice by Chris Eubank Jr’s former coach heading into their grudge fight.
The born rivals renew their family feud and look to settle their own score on April 26 at Tottenham’s stadium.
They were due to first fight in October 2022 – until Benn’s two failed drug tests saw the 157lb catchweight clash scrapped.
At the time, Eubank was coached by boxing great Roy Jones Jr but they parted ways after his January 2023 loss to Liam Smith.
And Jones said on the George Groves Boxing Club: “Chris learned in the Liam Smith fight that you can’t understimate nobody.
“Liam Smith was not known as a knockout puncher and he got a win over Chris.
“That woke him up and prepared him for this fight. He takes his lesson and applies it to this fight, he’ll be fine.
“Conor, on the other hand, has to take a page out of his dad’s book. The only way he’s gonna beat Eubank is if he’s flat on his back.
“‘I’m not gonna outbox him, he’s bigger than me. I can’t move around and stay away from him cause he’s the bigger guy.
“‘I can’t let the bigger guy stop me. I have to stop him, because my family’s known for punching power.
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“‘I’ve got to be true to the sport, my goal is to land a big left hook, or overhand right.’
“He has to know that. Chris’ job is to just go out there and be Chris, but Conor has to try to gamble and make something happen.”
Eubank avenged his loss to Smith with a tenth-round stoppage seven months later and most recently beat Kamil Szeremeta last October.
Benn meanwhile took his career to American for two wins at the 154lb light-middleweight limit.
But he later saw his provisional UK Anti-Doping ban lifted – bringing and to his doping saga.
He is now free to fight on a British Boxing Board of Control licence again having protested his innocence throughout.
But Eubank, 35, is not buying it and slapped Benn, 28, with an EGG at their pre-fight press conference.
It was in reference to the WBC infamously suggesting Benn’s positive test for clomifene could have been down to egg consumption.
And Eubank told Ariel Helwani: “I bought the cheapest, oldest, crustiest eggs I could find from the worst store I could find.
“That’s what this kid deserves, the worst of the worst.”