Is Chris Eubank Jr. Vs. Conor Benn 2 On November 15th A Cash Grab? Examining The Lack Of Fan Excitement

The Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn 2 rematch is set for November 15th at Tottenham Stadium in London, England. Sela just finished putting it together. It’s still too early to know what the PPV price will be and which fights will be on the undercard.

Eubank-Benn II: Unfinished Business?

The Ring reports the name of the Eubank Jr-Benn event will be called ‘Unfinished Business.‘ That name does seem a bit odd because it was a one-sided fight with Benn (23-1, 14 KOs) taking a beating and almost being knocked out in the later rounds. If it was unfinished, that would mean that Eubank Jr. (35-3, 25 KOs) needs to finish the job this time.

Earlier this year, on April 26th, Eubank Jr. beat Conor Benn by a 12-round unanimous decision by these set of scores: 116-112, 116-112, and 116-112. The business seemed pretty finished based on those scores.

This will be an event promoted by Riyadh Season and Sela. They’re calling it a “highly anticipated” rematch, but fans are lukewarm about seeing Eubank Jr. beat up on Benn a second time. It wasn’t a close enough fight to make it “highly anticipated.”

It’s more like “needless” if we’re being honest. When a fighter gets dominated the way the novice Benn did, no one is looking forward to another fight. You already know how it’s going to end.

The April 26th Undercard: All Filler?

Fans hope that the undercard will be better than the one for the first Eubank Jr.-Benn fight. This was the undercard for the April 26th event:

• Anthony Yarde vs. Lyndon Arthur
• Liam Smith vs. Aaron McKenna
• Viddal Riley vs. Cheavon Clarke
• Chris Billam-Smith vs. Brandon Glanton

Even if I were British, I would loathe the undercard that was packaged with the first Eubank Jr. vs. Benn fight. There’s nothing there for fans to watch.

Eubank Jr. vs. Benn 2: Nepotism Fight

The Eubank Jr. vs. Benn 2 rematch is targeted for British audiences, as they’re the ones who still care to see this. Fans from the U.S don’t want to see these two fight again, as they see it as a nepotism fight. It’s an utterly meaningless fight, because neither of these fighters are expected to go on to win world titles.

Eubank Jr. is 35 and will likely retire if he loses or even if he wins. Benn lacks the talent to beat any of the welterweight champions, and he won’t deserve to challenge for a world title if he loses the rematch.