Eddie Hearn reveals shock lunch meeting with Chris Eubank Jr to go up against Conor Benn in trilogy fight

EDDIE HEARN revealed he met Chris Eubank Jr over lunch to discuss a third battle with Conor Benn. Hearn helped promote the second generation grudge series between Eubank Jr and his man Benn last year – three decades after their dads’ rivalry. Eddie Hearn revealed he met Chris Eubank Jr over lunch to discuss linking up Credit: Getty Eubank Jr twice went against Hearn and Conor Benn Credit: Getty Benn is now promoted by UFC boss Dana White Credit: Getty Eubank Jr, 37, won the initial classic but was beaten in the November rematch. Then, three months later, Benn made the shock announcement that he was leaving long-time promoter Hearn to join UFC boss White’s Zuffa Boxing. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Now, Hearn is ready to switch sides and sit in Eubank Jr’s corner as talks begin over a decider – despite having been infamously slated by the boxer in recent year. Hearn said: “Stranger things have happened. “I will confirm that I had a very pleasant lunch meeting with Mr Eubank. It was nice to clear the air. “Certainly, me on Team Eubank against Dana White and Conor Benn makes the fight twice as big, and the trilogy will be interesting. “But if I’m on Team Eubank, I’ll make sure everything’s fair this time. “I think Chris understands and appreciates that my job last time was to get the edge. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It has already been a blockbuster year inside the ring, and it is not going to stop anytime soon! All eyes are focused on when Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will get in the ring, with the pair due to finally settle their decade-long rivalry. In his first world title fight, Conor Benn has been beaten in TWO ROUNDS by WBC champion Ryan Garcia. October’s action doesn’t stop either, with Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois facing off in the rematch of their thrilling fight in May, while Canelo Alvarez returns against Christian Mbili on Halloween. Here’s all the big fights coming up… September Sat 19 – Isaac Cruz vs Nestor Bravo – DAZN October Sat 3 – Ben Whittaker vs Conor Wallace – DAZN Sat 17 – Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 – DAZN Sat 31 – Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbili – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. “And I did that beautifully, because I spun the other team around my finger, and I enabled Conor Benn to get the advantage going into the fight. That’s the game.” The born rivals fought at the 160lb middleweight limit with a 10lb rehydration clause attached. Eubank – who was left hospitalised due to the severe weight cut – has opened up on the physical toll it took on his body. Benn meanwhile has boxed twice since the rematch, beating Regis Prograis, 37, at 150lb in his April return. But in his first fight back at the 147lb welterweight limit, he was knocked out by WBC champion Ryan Garcia, 28, in two rounds this month. Benn, 29, says he wants to campaign at middleweight or super-middleweight – the 168lb limit Hearn is eyeing for the Eubank Jr trilogy. He said: “I made sure that Conor Benn had a huge edge in that fight. If I’m on Team Eubank, that isn’t happening on my watch. “So, the fight happens at 168lbs with no rehydration clause, and a fair playing field because it probably wasn’t a fair playing field.” Comment now