Eubank Jr vs Benn Predictions: A feud that has gone beyond their famous fathers

Chris Eubank Jr. meets Conor Benn in one of the year’s biggest fights this Saturday, November 15, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Their initial meeting at the same stadium in April was so nice, they had to do it twice. The fight will once again take place at middleweight, with a 10lb rehydration clause in place. DAZN will air the event live on pay-per-view.

Read on for my Eubank Jr vs Benn II predictions.

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Eubank Jr vs Benn II Odds

Eubank won the first fight and he is the favourite to do it again, at 8/11. If you fancy 'Next Gen' on points, check out our Price Boost from 5/2 to 2/1. Benn is the 11/8 underdog. If 'The Destroyer' is your man, Conor on points is our Price Boost, moving from 11/2 to 7/1. Both fighters to land 250+ punches is up from 5/2 to 3/1.

Eubank Jr vs Benn II Fight Preview

In a continuation of an idea I first posited in my preview for their April clash, this feud has evolved significantly since they were first slated to meet. 

Initially, the unforgettable brace of fights their fathers, Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn, shared in the 1990s was the catalyst. Then, via a cancelled date and a broken egg, the feud became about genuine enmity, gradually unmoored from the legacy of those who came before. But now, ahead of this sequel to one of 2025’s most scintillating ring occasions, the focus has shifted again.

Sure, there will be dislike, disgust and dissent as we inch closer to the referee’s final instructions. But ultimately, unbelievably, we are here because the 12 bone-rattling rounds Eubank and Benn endured in April deserve a second look. This rematch to Eubank’s stunning unanimous decision win is based primarily on quality.

The punishing punches swapped in those first 12 stanzas. The vicious verse and stimulating structure. Piercing punches playing on our base instincts and our profound fears with blood-flecked desperation. The efforts of the two ring knights demanded that the poem be extended into a Chivalric Romance. 

The Eubanks and the Benns are on the cusp of completing one of boxing’s most satisfyingly-cyclical stories. It was about the WBO middleweight belt back in 1990, when Senior stopped Benn in nine gut-busting Birmingham rounds. In 1993, it was about revenge. But an unsatisfying Old Trafford draw left the question open-ended. No shame there of course. Precious few left the Theatre of Dreams with a result in the 1990s.

In the skewed post-pandemic, prime-Jake Paul era of boxing it was about celebrity. Name recognition. A ‘not-quite’ meeting a ‘who-knows?’. Eubank Jr. looked to cap off a career that stopped an inch short of a world title against a fighter yet to even glimpse one on the horizon. The fight destroyed expectations. The fighters destroyed each other.

Now this fourth chapter sees the Capulets and Montagues of the squared circle return to their roots. Because this fight, more so than any stadium clash you have seen this year or will see for a long time, is quite simply about beating somebody up.

These two would fight in the car park if you let them. They still might. The IBO middleweight title on the line is a trinket. Eubank Jr. will turn up wearing a watch worth more and Benn’s cumulative tattoo spend could probably buy the f**king thing three times over. 

This is not about world championships. If that was still a concern to these men, there were other avenues. Eubank could have walked into a crack at one of the belts in the fractured middleweight division. Or pursued his dream Saul Canelo Alvarez fight, before the chances of the latter were vaporised by Terence Crawford. Like Benn, ‘Bud’ was another ex-welterweight who surprised many with how he handled a fighter several weight classes above him this year.

Benn could have popped back down to welterweight and taken advantage of his momentum. An old Manny Pacquiao ran rings around WBC boss Mario Barrios. ‘The Destroyer’ has been vocal about fighting both. Look in his eyes. Benn would do it on the same night if you’d let him.

But instead, Eubank and Benn get what they want. Sure, the dump truck of money each will receive helps. But I think that this fight is as undiluted as any contested this year. It is not about world titles, rankings or status. One boxer does not even compete in this division. 

It is not about the Dads any more, either. These two have more than enough original reasons to hate each other now, putting aside the ingrained acidities of the accident of their birth. 

This is, at its core, a fight signed because these two really want to smack the s**t out of each other. And who are we to argue?

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Eubank Jr vs Benn II Prediction

I have gone back and forth on this one. From a position of strength, admittedly, having picked the 3/1 shot of a Eubank points win in the first bout. When the sequel was announced, I initially expected more of the same. But, dearest reader, I have changed my mind. 

Benn is 29 years old to Eubank’s 36. The first fight was a frightening conflict, the sort that took a physical and mental toll. While it was the first such temperature check for the previously unbeaten Benn, Eubank has had his share of wars already. Liam Smith knocked him out in 2023. George Groves and Billy Joe Saunders put Eubank through plenty in their wins over him. Eubank beat former world champions like Arthur Abraham and James DeGale, but they didn’t go quietly.

Don’t forget, for as much as popular opinion likes to make out these two are inextricably linked, they are in fact at opposite ends of their professional journey. When Benn debuted in 2016, Eubank had already been a pro for five years and had just beaten Dmitry Chudinov for the WBA interim middleweight title.

Beyond the considerable miles on the Eubank clock, I also think Benn will benefit from the experience of making weight last time out. With his middleweight debut behind him, the fresher ‘Destroyer’ will be stronger in this higher category this time. With the rehydration clause, rightly or wrongly, limiting how much Eubank can bulk up post-weigh-in, I truly think this fight is Benn’s to lose. I am going to lay it on the line and back the underdog at 11/8.

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