{"id":93024,"date":"2023-09-16T01:40:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=93024"},"modified":"2023-09-16T01:40:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:40:55","slug":"conor-benn-tipped-to-beat-chris-eubank-jr-by-tony-bellew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/fighting\/conor-benn-tipped-to-beat-chris-eubank-jr-by-tony-bellew\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Benn tipped to beat Chris Eubank Jr by Tony Bellew"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Conor Benn tipped to beat Chris Eubank Jr &#8211; despite his long absence from the sport &#8211; by former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chris Eubank Jr dramatically beat rival Liam Smith by tenth round stoppage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>However Tony Bellew has backed Conor Benn to beat Eubank should they fight<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Neither Benn nor Eubank have fights scheduled next, so they could face off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew has tipped Conor Benn&#8217;s speed and explosiveness to give him the edge should he fight Chris Eubank Jr.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eubank Jr is coming off the back of a dramatic tenth round stoppage win over bitter rival Liam Smith in Manchester.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old was previously mean to fight Benn but the bout was halted with just days to go due to news of Benn failing a drug test.<\/p>\n<p>However Bellew believes it would be Benn who would get the better of Eubank Jr if the two British fighters take eachother on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/16\/75479231-12523377-image-a-30_1694791851213.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has backed Conor Benn to beat Chris Eubank Jr<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Carl Froch&#8217;s podcast, Froch on Fighting, Bellew said: &#8216;Too quick, too explosive, I just think he beats him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t know how it&#8217;ll go, I just need to see Conor back first to see what the year&#8217;s took out of him, but I still favour Conor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Explosive, powerful, quick- Conor Benn&#8217;s one of them, you&#8217;re going to have to put him to sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s going out on his shield.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eubank Jr has recently revealed he would be interested in a fight with Conor Benn to continue the rivalry fought between their fathers in the nineties, but told Sky Sports it would have to happen on his terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Benn had been cleared to fight following the verdict of the UK Anti-Doping&#8217;s (UKAD) investigation into his failed drug tests last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, multiple sources told Mail Sport that both UK Anti-Doping and the British Boxing Board of Control are going to contest the decision of the independent National Anti-Doping Panel.<\/p>\n<p>Benn has continously maintained his innocence after traces of clomiphene were found in his samples, and it remains to be seen if he can fight in the UK again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/16\/75479235-12523377-image-a-32_1694791980907.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Conor Benn has not been inside the ring for a year and a half after failing a drugs test\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/16\/75477901-12523377-image-a-31_1694791971813.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eubank Jr avenged his Liam Smith defeat with a dominant performance over the Liverpudlian<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12523377\/Conor-Benn-tipped-beat-Chris-Eubank-Jr-despite-long-absence-sport-former-cruiserweight-world-champion-Tony-Bellew.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor Benn tipped to beat Chris Eubank Jr &#8211; 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