Chris Eubank Jr praises rival Conor Benn ahead of grudge match

Chris Eubank Jr has praised rival Conor Benn ahead of their highly anticipated grudge match on Saturday night.

For many years now, fans have wondered what would happen if Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn reignited the rivalry that was first established by their fathers, Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn.

This weekend at the O2 Arena in London, we’ll finally get an answer as the pair collide in a huge showdown at 157 pounds.

Both men are fighting for bragging rights and they aren’t just doing it for themselves, either, with the pride of their fathers resting on their shoulders too.

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It’s a lot for anyone to take in and while there’s definitely some real animosity between them, it also feels as if there’s a certain level of mutual respect, too.

Eubank Jr is the more senior of the two and during a recent interview with DAZN, he spoke candidly about the positive things he has to say for Benn.

“As soon as he turned pro, as soon as he came onto the scene, it wasn’t like ‘I’ve got to fight him now’, but eventually we were going to cross paths,” Eubank Jr said.

“There’s too much history, too much interest. In the back of my mind, I always knew that we were going to fight, I just didn’t know when and to be honest I wasn’t expecting it to be this soon.

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“But he’s got himself to a stage, to a position in his career where he has the fans, he has the hype, he can physically make the weight now.”

“Very few people on the planet will ever have