Roy Jones Jr advises Conor Benn on to defeat Chris Eubank Jr

Chris Eubank Jr's former coach Roy Jones Jr tells Conor Benn how to win

On April 26, unbeaten welterweight Conor Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) jumps up to middleweight to match Chris Eubank Jr to reignite the family feud that first begun in the 1990s.

The next generation will clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over 12 rounds at middleweight, live on DAZN PPV.

The 28-year-old has fought at welterweight for his entire nine-year pro career, whereas the bigger Brighton boxer has won IBO world titles at middleweight and super-middleweight.

Eubank Jr accidentally partnered with boxing legend Roy Jones Jr during lockdown and they became a team between 2020-2023. The former four-weight world champion, now aged 56, gave Conor Benn his tips on how to beat his ex-pupil.

“Chris learned in the Liam Smith fight that you can’t underestimate nobody. Liam Smith was not known as a knockout puncher and he got a win over Chris. That woke him up and prepared him for this fight. He takes his lesson and applies it to this fight, he’ll be fine.

“Conor, on the other hand, has to take a page out of his dad’s book. The only way he’s gonna beat Eubank is if he’s flat on his back. I’m not gonna outbox him, he’s bigger than me. I can’t move around and stay away from him cause he’s the bigger guy.

“'I can’t let the bigger guy stop me. I have to stop him, because my family’s known for punching power. I’ve got to be true to the sport, my goal is to land a big left hook, or overhand right. He has to know that. Chris’ job is to just go out there and be Chris, but Conor has to try to gamble and make something happen.”

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