Why is Eubank Jr vs Benn fight so personal — let us look ahead to the grudge match on Saturday where there really is needle and genuine disdain here.
The Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn fight in a sense kind of transcends a typical boxing match.
Why?
Well, it’s rooted deeply in personal animosity and family legacy.
This grudge match carries the weight of history of course.
As it pits the sons of two British boxing icons, Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn, who fought in two legendary bouts in the 1990s.
Those fights were epic and legendary — don’t forget Steve Collins from Dublin, Ireland beat both of those two twice each.
Those encounters though watched by millions on free television in the UK on ITV were marked by fierce rivalry and now their sons are eager to carve their own chapter in the beef.
Beyond the inherited rivalry, the personal tension between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn has been brewing for years really.
Why is Eubank Jr vs Benn fight so personal
The fight was first scheduled for October 2022 at first but collapsed when Benn tested positive for a banned substance called clomifene.
Eubank Jr. didn’t hold back publicly slamming Benn for tarnishing the sport’s integrity — while Benn insisted he was innocent.
A ban followed but here we are now on Saturday.
Also, the egg of course, next.
Tensions boiled over at a February 2025 press conference when Eubank Jr. slapped Benn with an egg.
Mocking a 2023 report that linked Benn’s failed test to high egg consumption.
The stunt, which cost Eubank a £100,000 fine (although he apparently is refusing to pay it) turned their rivalry into a spectacle of personal loathing of one another.
Alas, the family feud of it all is intense and there will be some real fury this weekend — make no mistake about that.