Conor Benn’s father makes bold prediction ahead of Chris Eubank Jr rematch: ‘100 per cent confident’




Nigel Benn believes the best version of Conor will be on display when he faces Chris Eubank Jr for a second time, as he makes a bold prediction.His son suffered the first defeat of his 24-fight career in April when his rival clinched victory by unanimous decision after all three judges delivered 116-112 scores.It was a bitter pill to swallow for Benn, 29, after a fiery fight week and following repeated jabs about his failed drugs test, which scuppered his first fight date with Eubank Jr, 36, back in 2022.Ahead of the fourth instalment of the family rivalry, Nigel, 61, said: “The first fight, you know what he went through; getting called a drugs cheat.”He went through a lot of stress and now he has completely been exonerated, been cleared and he is completely in the right frame of mind. That is what I like about him; his mindset. That is the key.”Before he was throwing punches from South Africa, from Germany, all over the place. This time you will see Conor at his best if he sticks with his game plan.”The whole camp has been so peaceful and he knows what he has got to do. The team is 100 per cent confident in what he is going to do.”Nigel was involved in two classics with Chris Eubank Sr, 59, in the early 1990s, but tasted defeat in the first encounter after a ninth-round stoppage before a rematch at Old Trafford three years later was declared a draw.Nigel Benn believes the best version of his son Conor will be on display when he faces Chris Eubank Jr for a second time | PAAsked if he had reminded Conor to earn the family an overdue victory, Nigel said: “It is not even that.”I thank God for bringing Chris in my life, for bringing Chris Jr into it.”You know what, it is going to be a great night for Conor, I know that, but the difference is, I’m just glad we have got a family just like us. “That just likes a fight, but I know we’re going to be victorious on Saturday.”Nigel Benn was involved in two classics with Chris Eubank Sr in the early 1990s | PAEubank Jr has brought in trainer Brian McIntyre for his rematch with Benn after they worked together in 2023 for his second fight with Liam Smith.McIntyre, nicknamed BoMac, said: “We’ve both got the same thing in common; win!”We’re going out there just to get the win. If the knockout is there, he in shape to get it but right now we just worry about the win.”Eubank Jr and his father have had a strained relationship over the past four years, with little communication between the pair.Chris Eubank Jr beat Conor Benn via a unanimous decision in April | PAThey recently repaired their relationship, shocking the sporting world in April when they arrived together at the first brawl in north London.In September, Eubank Jr confirmed his father would be present at the rematch.He told Ring Magazine: “He will be there when it counts.”The rivals will clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.