Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn rematch announced | Boxing News

The extremely anticipated rematch between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn has reportedly been set for September 20. The pair, who descend from legendary boxers of the 90s, beforehand clashed in April with Eubank Jnr narrowly rising victorious.

Set to be staged under the Riyadh Season banner, organisers Sela, Boxxer, and Matchroom are coordinating the occasion, though the situation stays undecided, according to Ring Magazine. Eddie Hearn, Benn’s promoter, shared insights on potential venues while deferring the ultimate selection to Turki Alalshikh.

Hearn expressed pleasure about the possible venues: “Spurs is contracted – it’s a fantastic stadium and it worked extremely well the first time. Obviously, it was sold out and this fight’s even bigger, so you could possibly look at Wembley to increase the capacity, but that will be a decision for His Excellency and Ring Magazine to make the final call.”

Eubank Jr’s resilience noticed him overcome a strained relationship with his father and a controversial weight cut to win the prior bout by factors, though he was taken to hospital. While the first London encounter sizzled, Hearn envisions their riveting rivalry extending to a second showdown, speculating that Benn might nicely come out on high in a second encounter

He declared: “I just think the second fight will be even better. They’re not going to change. They’re going to come out from the first bell and just carry on like the 13th round. And when you see a fight like that, for me, the automatic thing to do is to do the rematch.

“The combat was at all times going to be two fights, but generally a combat’s one-sided or it ends early and there is not actually the urge for food for the rematch. I feel right here, now with Conor having that exercise, which is one thing that was missing from the first combat as nicely, we actually fancy our possibilities.”

Ben Shalom, Eubank Jr’s promoter, also emphasises the need for discretion in planning the sequel.

He added: “As the organisers of the occasion everybody has to be smart as to how we strategy the second combat. That in all probability was the one downer on the occasion, all the discuss about the weight. And so I’m sure everybody shall be smart.

“We saw a very good fight, a very competitive fight but there were concerns around the challenge on Chris’ body. So no one wants to see that. We believe and we hope there’ll be discussions around that before we make the rematch.”