Conor Benn, who will be given the dominion of the 30-year-old rival next month, has set to work, growing and attracting bigger men.
We’ve said it many times before – training clips mean little at night. On the other hand, the fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn is not your average fight.
There’s a man in Eubank Jr looking for, and doesn’t seem to worry about, down to his weight (157 lbs), he has never fought as a pro. In the other corner, there is Benn, who will definitely aim to focus and meet the opponent in the middle. He fights at the 147 weight limit.
So how is the smaller man doing it? His Latest update from camp give us an insight. First, sparring.
To Benn’s left is Brad Pauls – an undefeated 160-pounder in the next fight, boasting 9 KOs from 16. On his other side is Linus Udofia, the former British middleweight champion. Gloves? 18 oz.
This one follows another with ‘Terminator’ alongside Felix Cash – British and Commonwealth middleweight champion who has a 67% knockout.
Sparring is sparring, as people in the sport often remind us, but on the surface it looks like Benn is doing what he has to do here – win the ring with the bigger men.
The gym footage is as you’d expect – a professional boxer wouldn’t be able to post a video of them doing it easily. Still, it’s interesting to see what kind of work Benn is taking on.
He is focusing on some heavy training and resistance training to build his explosive ability in the ring. If it gives us any insight into his tactics in the fight – which it probably doesn’t – he won’t change his style to match Eubank Jr’s size advantage. .
The pair go head-to-head on October 8 on DAZN PPV with their father, who shared the ring with each other twice in the nineties, in the corners.
