When is Chris Eubank Jnr vs Conor Benn II?

Chris Eubank Jnr vs Conor Benn II is on Saturday, November 15. The broadcast will begin at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time (4:45 p.m. GMT). 

Chris Eubank Jnr vs Conor Benn II is a pay-per-view available via DAZN.

Where is Chris Eubank Jnr vs Conor Benn II?

The fight is taking place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.

Who is Chris Eubank Jnr?

Chris Eubank Jnr, 35-3 (25 KOs), is the namesake son of Chris Eubank Snr, who was a star at middleweight and super middleweight in the 1990s and shared a storied pair of collisions with Nigel Benn. 

Eubank Jnr turned pro in 2011, lost a split decision to Billy Joe Saunders in 2014, and rebounded with wins over Arthur Abraham and Avni Yildirim. That landed him a fight with then-WBA 168lbs titleholder George Groves in 2018; Groves won a unanimous decision.

The past rivalry between the fathers lent itself naturally to one between their sons. Alas, an initial fight date with Conor Benn in October 2022 was called off after Benn tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. 

Instead, Eubank Jnr met Liam Smith in January 2023 and lost via fourth-round TKO, though some feel that stoppage came in part because of an elbow from Smith. Eubank Jnr won their rematch nine months later, stopping Smith in the 10th round.

The clash between the second generation boxers, at last, took place this past April. 

Eubank won a clear unanimous decision, 116-112 on all three scorecards, but he had to go through hell to do it – both before and during the bout. He had agreed to a limit on how much he could rehydrate after making 160lbs. And that further amplified his struggle, as he took some hard shots while digging deep for the higher gear that took him to a grueling victory.

There is once again a rehydration clause in this rematch. Eubank, a 36-year-old from Brighton, England, will likely have focused on finding a safer way to drain down to middleweight and then regain ample fluids, nutrients and energy afterward. There will also be questions of how much the first fight took out of Eubank – and how much Benn might have improved for this second go-around.

Who is Conor Benn?

Benn, 23-1 (14 KOs), took his first professional loss against Eubank and had to take it in stride. He came up short on a grand stage against someone who had been a bitter rival, but he also showed good speed and power-punching against a naturally larger opponent.

Their first fight was also by far the sternest test yet in Benn’s professional career. While his father, like Eubank’s dad, competed at 160 and 168lbs, Conor Benn entered the paid ranks in 2016 as a welterweight and remained in the division through 2022. In that time, his biggest wins came against the faded versions of Adrian Granados (UD10 in 2021), former 140lbs titlist Chris Algieri (KO4 in 2021) and Chris van Heerden (TKO2 in 2022).

Benn rightly took a lot of criticism after he tested positive for clomifene, and further raised eyebrows in reportedly blaming the test result on his consumption of eggs. Benn was also suspended for a time, though he circumvented that with a pair of bouts in the United States – decisions over the 33-3-3 Rodolfo Orozco in September 2023 and the 16-0 Peter Dobson in February 2024. 

Those two bouts were at junior middleweight. Benn came in at less than 157lbs for the first fight with Eubank and could potentially bring his body back down following the rematch (barring a trilogy), though going as low as welterweight may be less viable for the 29-year-old from Ilford, England. 

There are several big names at 154lbs, and there’s also a bit of a power vacuum at 147lbs. So there is plenty of opportunity ahead for Benn; those opportunities will be further amplified if they build upon a victory.

What other fights are on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jnr vs Conor Benn II?

The undercard includes a welterweight bout between Jack Catterall, 31-2 (13 KOs), and Ekow Essuman, 22-1 (8 KOs). Catterall is in his second fight at 147lbs while Essuman is coming off a win over Catterall’s old rival Josh Taylor.

Also on this show, junior welterweight prospect Adam Azim, 13-0 (10 KOs), will meet Kurt Scoby, 18-1 (16 KOs); and former cruiserweight title challenger Richard Riakporhe, 18-1 (14 KOs), will have his second fight as a heavyweight, taking on Tommy Welch, 16-0 (9 KOs).

The full list of undercard fights can be seen on BoxRec.

David Greisman, who has covered boxing since 2004, is on Twitter @FightingWords2. David’s book, “Fighting Words: The Heart and Heartbreak of Boxing,” is available on Amazon.