Pick it: Chris Eubank Jnr-Conor Benn

When to Watch: Saturday, April 26 at noon Eastern Time (5pm BST)

How to watch: DAZN Pay-Per-View

Why to Watch: First, there was the family history – the second generation of a past rivalry resurrected in the present. Then there was the drama over this fight being postponed, which only stoked the flames between the two boxers. Now, two-and-a-half years after they were first supposed to fight, Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn are at last sharing the ring.

It is a huge event for UK fight fans, even though it is between two men who have never won a world title. Tens of thousands are expected at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Many more will watch the show on pay-per-view.

Their fathers – Chris Eubank Snr and Nigel Benn – were famed British boxers in the 1980s and ’90s. They battled twice; Eubank stopped Benn in the ninth round in 1990 for the WBO middleweight belt (back before that sanctioning body was widely recognized as a major title). They had a rematch in 1993, this time as super middleweights, and fought to a draw.

Eubank Jnr is a 35 year old from Brighton, England. He was born in 1989 and followed his father into the sweet science. He turned pro in 2011, lost a split decision to Billy Joe Saunders in 2014, and rebounded with wins over Arthur Abraham and Avni Yildirim. That landed him a fight with then-WBA titleholder George Groves in 2018; Groves won a unanimous decision.

Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn were supposed to fight in October 2022. Benn tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug, and the match was canceled.

Instead, Eubank Jnr met Liam Smith in January 2023 and lost via fourth-round TKO, though some feel that stoppage came in part because of an elbow from Smith. Eubank Jnr won their rematch nine months later, stopping Smith in the 10th round. Eubank Jnr last fought in October 2024, returning from a 13-month layoff with a seventh-round TKO of Kamil Szeremeta. His record is 34-3 (25 KOs).

Benn, born in 1996, is a 28 year old from Ilford, London. He turned pro in 2016. Although he is undefeated at 23-0 (14 KOs), Benn has never won beyond the level of the faded versions of Adrian Granados (UD10 in 2021), Chris Algieri (KO4 in 2021) and Chris van Heerden (TKO2 in 2022).

He was suspended after his positive test for clomifene, though that didn’t stop Benn from getting a pair of bouts in the United States – decisions over the 33-3-3 Rodolfo Orozco in September 2023 and the 16-0 Peter Dobson in February 2024. Benn, previously a welterweight, was at junior middleweight for those two victories. The fight with Eubank Jnr will be at middleweight.

Eubank Jnr has been understandably upset at Benn’s positive test in 2022, and he is understandably skeptical of Benn’s excuse that it was caused by eating too many eggs. He slapped Benn in the face with an egg during a pre-fight event.

This fight is even bigger in 2025 than it would’ve been in 2022. But it also has implications beyond what happens on Saturday.

At Eubank Jnr’s age, he needs a victory in order to remain in the running for a title shot in an otherwise shallow middleweight division. Benn, meanwhile, would be launched forward with a win over Eubank Jnr, becoming a star – be it as a hero or villain – in the UK. Doors would open for him at 160lbs, or perhaps down in the deeper junior-middleweight division.

Or perhaps there will be so much money made in this version of Eubank-Benn that they follow the leader of their fathers and give us Eubank Jnr-Benn II.

Beyond the main event, the PPV’s four-fight undercard includes:

Chris Billam-Smith-Brandon Glanton: Billam-Smith, 20-2 (13 KOs), is back for the first time since losing his WBO cruiserweight title in November’s unification bout with Gilberto Ramirez. He faces Glanton, 20-2 (17 KOs), an action-friendly fighter best known for his win in a war in 2021 with Efetobor Apochi. 

Viddal Riley-Cheavon Clarke: In the other cruiserweight bout on this card, the undefeated Riley takes on the once-beaten Clarke. Riley, 12-0 (7 KOs), is taking a step up in level of competition. Meanwhile Clarke, 10-1 (7 KOs), received a reality check in December when he was dropped in the first round against Leonardo Mosquea and wound up losing a split decision.

Liam Smith-Aaron McKenna: Smith, 33-4-1 (20 KOs), is a former junior-middleweight titleholder who was last seen losing to one of this show’s headliners, when taken out in 10 rounds in his rematch in  September 2023 with Eubank Jnr. He’d like to face the winner of the main event. But first he’ll need to get through McKenna, 19-0 (10 KOs), a middleweight prospect who’d like to be considered a contender and who wants to use Smith’s name to propel himself forward.

Anthony Yarde-Lyndon Arthur: This is the third fight between these two light heavyweights. Arthur, 24-2 (16 KOs), won a split decision in their first meeting in December 2020. Yarde, 26-3 (24 KOs), avenged that defeat with a fourth-round knockout in December 2021. Both have fallen short against the top tier at 175lbs. Yarde was taken out in the 11th round by Sergey Kovalev in 2019 and by Artur Beterbiev in eight rounds in 2023, though he was competitive in both bouts. Arthur was shut out by Dmitry Bivol in 2023.

More Fights to Watch

Friday, April 25: Eric Tudor-Kevin Johnson (DAZN)

The broadcast begins at 9pm Eastern Time (2am BST).

Tudor, 12-1 (7 KOs), is a 23-year-old welterweight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His one loss came via unanimous decision to the 13-3-1 Jose Luis Sanchez in October 2023. Tudor earned three victories in 2024, including a unanimous decision over the 28-1 Harold Eduardo Calderon in November.

Johnson, 12-5 (8 KOs), is a 32 year old living in Las Vegas. Four of his five losses have come against undefeated fighters, and all five of his losses were by decision. There were defeats by the 4-0 Fazliddin Gaibnazarov in 2018 and a young, 9-0 Richardson Hitchins in 2019. A decision loss to the 18-2 Cristian Baez in December 2022 left Johnson inactive for around 18 months. He returned in 2024 and added a majority decision loss to the 12-0 Kelvin Davis in July and a unanimous decision loss to the 10-0 Isaiah Johnson in December.

This fight headlines at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California.

Friday, April 25: DeAngelo Evans-Helton Lara (TrillerTV)

The broadcast begins at 9pm Eastern Time (2am BST).

Evans, 13-0 (12 KOs), is a 26-year-old junior welterweight from Kernersville, North Carolina, not too far from this show at a church’s event and sports building in Greensboro.

Lara, 17-8 (9 KOs), is a 28 year old from Nicaragua fighting out of Key West, Florida.

Saturday, April 26: Ashton “H2O” Sylve-Nicolas Polanco (BLK Prime PPV)

The broadcast begins at 7pm Eastern Time (midnight BST).

Nine months after he suffered his first pro loss, lightweight prospect Ashton “H2O” Sylve is set to return to the ring. Sylve, 11-1 (9 KOs), will face Nicolas Polanco, 22-8-1 (13 KOs), in the main event at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.

Sylve, a 21 year old from Long Beach, California, was last seen in July 2024. He was pitching a shutout on the scorecards after five rounds when his opponent, the unbeaten Lucas Bahdi, scored BoxingScene’s knockout of the year for 2024.

His road back begins with Polanco, a 35 year old from the Dominican Republic. Several of Polanco’s defeats have come against familiar names, including Javier Fortuna, Albert Bell, Angelo Leo and Ronny Rios. Polanco fought five times in 2025. However, he went 2-3, with those wins coming against foes with records of 22-34-2 and 16-20. Polanco has lost his past two fights by stoppage, falling in the third round to the 13-0 Haven Brady Jnr and in the second round to the 23-6-1 Leonardo Padilla.

The co-feature will showcase one of Fernando Vargas’ fighting sons, Amado Vargas – a 24-year-old featherweight with a record of 12-0 (5 KOs). Vargas is coming off an eight-round majority decision win in March over the 8-2 Eduardo Hernandez Trejo. 

Vargas will face Angel Luna, 20-15-1 (11 KOs), a 35 year old whose last fight was a 36-second knockout loss in September to the 10-0 Victor Hernandez. Thirteen of Luna’s 15 losses have come by KO or TKO.

Saturday, April 26: Ardian Krasniqi-Diego Ramirez (DAZN)

The broadcast begins at 2pm Eastern Time (7pm BST).

Krasniqi, 10-0 (10 KOs), is a light-heavyweight prospect from Rottweil, Germany, who will be headlining up the road at Glaspalast Sindelfingen in Sindelfingen. He has only ever faced two foes who had won more fights than they had lost – a first-round KO of the 15-10 Denis Altz in September 2023 and a first-round KO of the 10-1-1 Saul Ivan Male in Krasniqi’s past appearance in September.

Ramirez, 27-12-1 (6 KOs), will make it three. The 30 year old from Argentina has lost to a handful of somewhat recognizable names, including a KO8 to Custio Clayton in 2020, a UD10 to Nathan Heaney in 2022 and a points loss to Padraig McCrory in 2023. Although Ramirez has won successive fights, he’s clearly here as a designated opponent, has fought most of his career between welterweight and middleweight, and will most likely be undersized, overmatched and Krasniqi’s 11th knockout victim.

At least the undercard features a title fight. In December, Sarah Bormann won the WBO strawweight belt left vacant when the undisputed champion Seniesa Estrada retired. Bormann, 19-1 (7 KOs), is making her first defense against Isabel Rivero, 10-2-1 (1 KO).

Sunday, April 26: Greg Outlaw-Windry Amadis Martinez (BXNG TV)

The broadcast begins at 6pm Eastern Time (11pm BST).

Outlaw, 17-2 (10 KOs), is a 31-year-old welterweight from Bowie, Maryland, who will headline at AC Jordan Arena on the campus of Bowie State University.

Martinez, 10-2 (5 KOs), is a 31 year old from the Dominican Republic.

Sunday, April 27: Kurt Scoby-Jesus Vasquez Jnr (DAZN)

The broadcast begins at 7pm Eastern Time (midnight BST).

The rebuilding continues for Kurt Scoby, 16-1 (14 KOs). The 30 year old from Pennsylvania suffered an upset loss in April 2024, stopped in the sixth round by the 13-6-3 Dakota Linger. Since then, he’s won three in a row – all by KO or TKO – defeating the 11-1 Daniel Lim in two minutes, the 8-4 Ramiro Lucero in four rounds, and the 11-11-1 Cesar Villarraga in five rounds.

Sharing the main event with Scoby at the Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center in Carteret, New Jersey, is Jesus Vasquez Jnr, 11-3 (3 KOs). The 33 year old from Colorado is returning from his most recent defeat – an eight-round shutout loss to the 12-0 Haven Brady Jnr. 

David Greisman, who has covered boxing since 2004, is on Twitter @FightingWords2. David’s book, “Fighting Words: The Heart and Heartbreak of Boxing”, is available on Amazon.