Hearn Promises “Totally Different” Conor Benn For Eubank 2

Promoter Eddie Hearn says it’s going to be “totally different” for his fighter Conor Benn in his rematch with Chris Eubank Jr. this Saturday, November 15th, on DAZN PPV at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham in London, England.

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“It’s going to be a great night for Conor. I know we’re going to be victorious on Saturday,” said Nigel Benn to DAZN Boxing, predicting victory for his son Conor Benn against Chris Eubank Jr. on Saturday.

Same Weight, Same Problems

Well, if it doesn’t work out well for Benn in the rematch with Eubank Jr. on Saturday, he always has the excuse to use again, blaming it on him fighting outside of his natural weight class of welterweight by facing a middleweight. He can then return to 147 and try to go after one of the vulnerable champions.

Going by the way Conor looked last April, he’s not going to do well against Eubank Jr. in the rematch. Eubank Jr. figured out Benn by the sixth round, realizing that he only has a long game. In close, Benn is as helpless as a baby, even more vulnerable than the lower-tier welterweights. He’s only able to generate power from a long distance, and that’s not something that’s going to change on Saturday.

The Father He’ll Never Be

If one looks at all of Conor’s 24 fights in the pro ranks, he has no power in close. He’s entirely different from his famous father, Nigel, who could punch from close, medium, and long range. But then again, he has none of Nigel’s physical assets in terms of speed, power, and skills.

Hearn Sells the Reinvention

“It’s totally different this time. Last week, we were keeping him calm. He was nervous about the fight,” said Hearn, putting a positive slant on what Conor Benn is up against. “We underestimated the magnitude of the event. What he learned from the fight and how he will improve will come to life on Saturday night.”

That’s not why Benn lost last time. It wasn’t that he “underestimated the magnitude” of fighting Eubank Jr. He just wasn’t good enough, and lacked a solid enough game to beat what, in actual terms, is a fringe-level middleweight. He could have been mentally as prepared as can be, and he still would have lost to Eubank Jr. because he doesn’t have the physical assets to do the job against him. Eubank Jr. has the ingredients that would have always put him above Benn:

1. Cardio
2. Combination punching
3. Poise

Benn doesn’t have any of those things going for him. Even if he had two of them working, he’d still come up empty by missing the third.

Why Saturday Won’t Change the Math

“I think we’ll get another tremendous spectacle. Both of these guys are tough. What I see now from Conor is a mature fighter, someone who has the experience now. His body looks different at 160, and that was the first tough fight he’s been in, and he wants more,” said Hearn.

Conor looks the same this time as he did in their previous fight on April 26th, 2025. The only difference is that he seems to have aged a little bit in the last seven months, and his face appears marked up from the training camp spars.

“He has so much more in the tank. His tank is nowhere near empty. The trenches have only been visited for the first time. He wants more trenches. He wants more pain,” said Hearn about Benn.

Pain, Trenches, and Promotional Poetry

This fight might be as good as it gets for Benn. When he moves back down to 147, some sharks will be waiting for him, and they’re a lot younger than the 36-year-old Eubank Jr. Unless Benn can get to WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios before he loses his title, there’s not much for him. He might as well stay at 160 or move down to 154, as there are better options available to him.