Conor Benn says he’s not bothered by the mind games played by Chris Eubank Jr. played in the build-up to their middleweight rematch this Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham in London, England.
Eubank Jr. (35-3, 25 KOs) appeared to have psychologically disengaged the hot-headed Benn (23-1, 14 KOs) heading into their first fight earlier this year on April 26th. He fought like crazy earlier in the fight, charging everything and getting a quick knockout of Eubank Jr. try to achieve to get even with him. It didn’t work.
The calm, wise old veteran, Eubank Jr., outboxed him and won a 12 round unanimous decision by scores of 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112. Benn’s habit of fighting furiously bit him on the rear in battle. The only positive thing that came out of the fight was that he did a lot of damage to the older fighter, Eubank Jr., and sent him to the hospital afterward.
Can Eubank Jr still bring it at 36?
The 14-year-old pro Eubank Jr. is not the fighter he was earlier in his career when he was cutting down his opponents with his volume punches and triple hooks. At 36, he’s clearly not the spring chicken he was a decade ago.
Eubank Jr. showed in his fight with Benn (29) last April that he is still very dangerous due to his volume and inside game. He is still capable of throwing a lot of shots.
Punch Stats for Eubank Jr. vs. Ben
- Chris Eubank Jr – 367 of 912 shots for 40.2% connect rate
- Conor Benn – 215 of 593 for 36.3%
So, unless Eubank Jr. aged or exhausted from his war against Benn last April, he’s going to be just as bulky come November 15th.
Will Benn show up smarter – not just angrier?
“He can play his games. It makes no difference come fight night. We’re both going to go in there and duke it out,” Conor Benn said. iFL TV about being immune to the mind games played by Chris Eubank Jr. play before their rematch this Saturday, November 15 in London.
“There’s nothing he can say that’s going to change my game plan or do what I want to do, which is go in there and put my hands on him and hit him again,” Benn said.
Benn appeared to cry at one point during the interview, suggesting that Eubank Jr. ‘s mind games do indeed affect him. He wouldn’t get to the point of tears if it wasn’t. Conor is just like his father, Nigel Benn. He can’t handle being mocked without mentally imploding.
Looking at Benn’s emotional demeanor during this interview and other interviews, it’s unlikely to be any wiser for the rematch. And, yes, he will be just as angry, acting like a classic example of a person with a chip on his shoulder, trying to prove something to himself and to others.
What role will weight and dehydration play this time?
The 160-lb limit and the 10-lb rehydration cap are Eubank Jr’s biggest problems in this fight. He doesn’t belong fighting as a middleweight at this late stage of his career. This will be a big factor in the fight.
The rehydration clause to which Eubank Jr. agreed to, means that no fighter can lift more than 10 pounds from the official weigh-in this Friday, November 14, until Saturday morning. This means they cannot weigh more than 170 pounds on Saturday morning.
It could be something out of the 36-year-old Eubank Jr. fetch, which weakens him enough that he is less than 100% during the fight with Benn. In the first fight, it didn’t Eubank Jr. not affected because he had the best stamina at the time and beat the stuffing out of Conor in rounds 10 to 12.
With $10 million that Eubank Jr. made it into the fight, and he’s been enjoying his victory parade since last April, however, he may have softened and may be weaker after dealing with the 10-lb rehydration rule.
Last updated on 11/11/2025
