{"id":291084,"date":"2023-09-16T01:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=291084"},"modified":"2023-09-16T01:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:40:48","slug":"conor-benn-tipped-to-beat-chris-eubank-jr-by-tony-bellew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/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":"
Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew has tipped Conor Benn’s speed and explosiveness to give him the edge should he fight Chris Eubank Jr.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eubank Jr is coming off the back of a dramatic tenth round stoppage win over bitter rival Liam Smith in Manchester.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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
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
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Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has backed Conor Benn to beat Chris Eubank Jr<\/p>\n
Speaking on Carl Froch’s podcast, Froch on Fighting, Bellew said: ‘Too quick, too explosive, I just think he beats him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I don’t know how it’ll go, I just need to see Conor back first to see what the year’s took out of him, but I still favour Conor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Explosive, powerful, quick- Conor Benn’s one of them, you’re going to have to put him to sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘He’s going out on his shield.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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
Meanwhile, Benn had been cleared to fight following the verdict of the UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD) investigation into his failed drug tests last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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
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
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Conor Benn has not been inside the ring for a year and a half after failing a drugs test\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Eubank Jr avenged his Liam Smith defeat with a dominant performance over the Liverpudlian<\/p>\n