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The second encounter between former two-division world champion Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn on November 15th, the fourth chapter of a generational rivalry between legendary bloodlines, one filled with bad blood, came just seven months after the first bout between the sons of Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn , which took place in April of this year at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. A fight that was a candidate for fight of the year that was won by Eubank Jr. after twelve grueling rounds in a unanimous decision. What made this rematch unique in a sense was that it was rare to see such a quick turnaround of only seven months, which is rare when one thinks of high-profile fights where the result of the original encounter was not controversial. Nevertheless, for a fight that was largely based on curiosity in Benn, a career Welterweight , essentially moving up two divisions to fight Eubank Jr., a fighter who has held world titles in both the Middleweight and Super-Middl...

In April of this year, an enthusiastic crowd of over 60,000 spectators crammed into London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the renewal of one of Boxing’s great rivalries. Eubank vs. Benn . A rivalry of legitimate bad blood that began with world champions and legends Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn in the 1990s, would be carried on by their offspring IBO Middleweight world champion Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn in a non-title twelve round bout that was more about the rivalry itself rather than each fighter’s respective standings in the sport. The fight did not disappoint with both fighters engaging in a battle of wills from the opening bell that did not let up from start to finish where despite at times late in the fight that he might have been stopped due to utter exhaustion, Eubank was able to prevail to win a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision. Now, only seven months later the two British stars will return to the site of their first meeting, Tottenham Hotspur Stadi...

In a follow-up to the recent column discussing DAZN’s upcoming three pay-per-view Boxing cards, which will take place within a seven day period. All three events are now available to purchase on DAZN’s website. The first event, which will take place on Saturday, April 26th will be headlined by a long-awaited grudge match between sons of Hall of Fame rivals Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, Sr., two-division world champion Chris Eubank, Jr. and Conor Benn, which will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England is available here in the United States for $24.99. This will be followed by back-to-back events on May 2nd and 3rd. First on May 2nd a tripleheader will take place outdoors in Times Square in New York City, NY featuring Ryan Garcia facing Rolando Romero, former two-division world champion Devin Haney facing former Jr. Welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez, and current WBO Jr. Welterweight world champion Teofimo Lopez defending his title against number one WBO contend...

Longtime readers of this observer's work both online and in print over the years, have likely seen yours truly at one time or another chronicle the rise of a fighter, who is the offspring of a former fighter, who in most cases is a former world champion. As time has gone on, unfortunately I find myself in a position where now when these scenarios come up, the offspring of a fighter I will be covering is one where I covered their parent during the early days of my journey covering Boxing and by extension combat sports, which began in the mid-1990's. While that does offer me the chance to feel old, it also provides yours truly an opportunity to provide some insight that some might describe as unique due to my either having covered or otherwise watched the parent during their time competing in the sport of a fighter that is now starting to emerge on the scene in Boxing. Such a scenario presented itself on March 31st, when on an otherwise quiet afternoon, I found myself browsing th...

  Press Release: By DAZN – HUGE ALL BRITISH BOUT FROM BOXXER  IN ASSOCIATION WITH WASSERMAN BOXING  CONTESTED LIVE FROM MANCHESTER  Credit:DAZN     London, January 10th , 2022  – DAZN Group, the leading global sports entertainment platform, today announces that it will broadcast the all-British dust up, Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith, Saturday, January 21 st , from BOXXER in association with Wasserman Boxing, Live from AO Arena in Manchester. The event will be available to all DAZN subscribers in the US, Canada, DACH and Japan. Chris Eubank Jr (32-2-0, 23 KOs)  needs no introduction, son of legendary former world champion Chris Eubank, the 33-year-old has successfully carved out his own reputation in the sport and is seen as one of the leading middleweights in the world.   His latest fight in February 2022 saw an impressive shutout points win over Liam Williams at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff in whi...

  While it was originally intended as a monthly to bi-monthly feature that was introduced earlier this year by this observer here on The Boxing Truth® as a means to frankly cover as much ground as possible in covering the sport of Boxing beyond the short-form card coverage and individual features that cover specific fights and subjects throughout the calendar year, Jabs And Observations has been absent since March. Although this was not intended as such, I felt coverage provided throughout 2022 had been smooth where the feature would be used on an occasional basis for the remainder of the year when circumstances warranted, with the aim of returning it as a bi-monthly feature column in 2023. As tends to be the case from the months of September through the remainder of a year, yours truly began the month of September in the midst of what I consider to be my norm, covering what usually tends to be a very active Boxing schedule during the latter months of the year. Even though most ...

Credit: DAZN Press Release: By DAZN – EVENT TO BE BROADCAST ON DAZN PPV IN THE UK, IRELAND, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND AND AROUND THE REST OF THE WORLD ON DAZN London, 22 September, 2022 – Matchroom and Wasserman stars make up the undercard of the highly-anticipated ‘Born Rivals’ clash between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, broadcast live worldwide on DAZN from what is already a sold-out night at The O2 in London on Saturday, 8 October. The event, in partnership with Matchroom and Wasserman, will be on DAZN PPV in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, with the PPV available for purchase beginning tomorrow at www.DAZN.com or via the DAZN app. The event will be broadcast around the rest of the world on DAZN. The Eubank Jr vs. Benn full card: · Olympic gold medal star Galal Yafai will defend his WBC International Flyweight title against Gohan Rodriguez Garcia. · It’s a family affair for Harlem Eubank, who fights on the undercard of his older cousin C...

  Sensational showdown lands on October 8, live on DAZN worldwide and DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland   Blockbuster all-British battle reignites famous family feud 30 years on Press Release: By DAZN – LONDON, 9 August 2022 : Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will collide in a colossal catchweight clash at The O2 in London on Saturday October 8, shown exclusively live on DAZN around the world and on DAZN PPV in the UK and Ireland, 30 years on from their iconic fathers’ second showdown at Old Trafford. Credit: DAZN   An unmissable event for fight fans around the world, Eubank Jr vs. Benn promises to be one of the most electrifying British boxing contests in decades as the sons of two of the sport’s most famous names battle it out in an incredible second-generation showdown.   Eubank Snr and Benn Snr captured the nation’s imagination with their bitter rivalry during a boom era for British boxing in the early nineties. The pair laid it all on the line in front of millions on...

  Following the month of January, which was one that was largely quiet in terms of beginning 2022 inside the Boxing ring, the month of February began with two well-publicized pay-per-view cards that each took place on the same day. This observer is referring to the two events that occurred on February 5 th in Cardiff, Wales and Las Vegas, NV respectively.   First was the event in Cardiff, Wales, which was co-headlined by two Middleweight bouts featuring both the women and men of the sport. First up was undefeated unified WBC/WBA/IBF Women’s World Middleweight champion Claressa Shields, who scored a dominant ten round unanimous decision over a very “Game” previously unbeaten World Boxing Federation (WBF) world champion Ema Kozin. In previewing this bout , this observer stated that I felt that the key to the fight would be whether or not Kozin would be able to get the respect of Shields early.   As has been the case in virtually every fight that Claressa Shields has had in...

 The official weigh-ins for Saturday’s two Boxing pay-per-view cards took place earlier today in Cardiff, Wales and Las Vegas, NV respectively. Below are available weights for both events as well as legal broadcast information for each card.   Eubank vs, Williams/ Shields vs. Kozin – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff, Wales – FITE Pay-Per-View (Streaming) Select cable/satellite providers   Co-Mian Event: Unified WBC/WBA/IBF/WBF Women’s Middleweight world championship – 10Rds.   Claressa Shields (WBC/WBA/IBF world champion) 159lbs. vs. Ema Kozin (WBF world champion) 154 1/4lbs.   Co-Main Event: Middleweight – 10Rds.   Chris Eubank Jr. 160lbs. vs. Liam Williams 159lbs.   British English Welterweight championship – 10Rds.   Samuel Antwi (Champion) 146 1/4lbs. vs. Conah Walker (Challenger) 146lbs.   Heavyweight – 8Rds.   Otto Wallin 253 1/4lbs. vs. Kamil Sokolowski 234 1/4lbs.       Eubank ...