CHRIS EUBANK JR and Conor Benn might have differing personalties and fight styles – but they’ve walked very similar paths.
The born rivals renew their family war at Tottenham’s stadium – 35 year after their dads first fought.
Chris Eubank Jr ahead of his fight with Conor Benn[/caption]
Benn fights Eubank Jr up at middleweight[/caption]
It will be contested at the 160lb middleweight limit – three years after their initial bout was dramatically axed with just days to go.
Benn failed two drug tests after testing positive for clomiphene – a substance known to boost testosterone.
He vowed to fight his innocence and took his career to America for two wins up at the light-middleweight limit.
Benn’s UK Anti-Doping case was later dropped – allowing him to box in Britain again as Eubank Jr waited patiently.
Both are stars in their own rights but growing up the sons of British boxing royalty afforded them quite the luxurious lifestyles.
And here, SunSport takes a look at the lives Saturday night’s headliners lead.
Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
THE countdown is ON to one of the biggest boxing events of the 21st Century
Familial tension and a rivalry that has been brewing for years will finally be resolved when Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.
There has been huge drama in the build-up with the pair engaged in a war of words and multiple clashes in person.
SunSport will have full coverage of the blockbuster clash all week and LIVE round-by-round coverage of every fight on a stacked undercard.
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Rich kids
Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn’s classic two-fight series was just chapter in a their career of big-money bouts.
So their children were raised rich.
Eubank Jr and his three siblings, sister Emily and brothers Sebastian and Joseph, lived in a mansion in Brighton worth £4million.
Benn meanwhile grew up in an eight-bedroom property in Majorca with a pool and even a jacuzzi in his room.
But he still had to earn his own money as a painter and decorator in Spain making just €20 a day.
The Benns later moved to Sydney – where Conor would first start boxing as an amateur – before he returned to the UK to turn professional.
Eubank’s dad meanwhile filed for bankruptcy in 2009 – selling his mansion with the family instead relocating to a flat above a nursery.
At 16, Eubank Jr and his late brother Sebastian, who sadly passed away in 2021, moved to Las Vegas to further their training.
He returned to turn professional in 2011 – with Benn following five years later.
Benn likes to wear designer clothes[/caption]
As does Eubank, posing in a similar Gucci jacket[/caption]
Travelling in style
While Eubank Jr and Benn may not see eye to eye – one thing they do share in common is a love for fancy cars.
Eubank Jr’s prized possession has long been his custom McLaren 720S – worth around £210,000.
Modified by German brand Mansory, it’s the ultimate petrol head’s car and better still he custom-plated it ‘EU13ANK’.
Eubank Jr has also been known to drive a black £215,000 Lamborghini Huracan, reaching a top speed of over 200mph and 0-60mph in just 2.3 seconds.
Others previously on the driveway include a £116,000 BMWi8, a £178,000 red Ferrari 458, a £164,000 Mercedes-Benz G63, a £115,000 Range Rover Urban SVR and a £240,000 Bentley Mansory GT Race.
Eubank Jr poses with his Mclaren 720s on Brighton Palace Pier[/caption]
Eubank Jr shows off a stunning Ferrari 458 worth £178,000 on Instagram[/caption]
The Mercedes G Wagon is Eubank Jr’s dream car[/caption]
One of Eubank Jr’s early cars was a top-of-the range Range Rover[/caption]
In 2018, Eubank Jr shared a stunning Bentley to his followers[/caption]
But, it’s not clear whether Eubank Jr rented or bought the motors outright and how many he still keeps to this day.
Benn meanwhile has driven a Rolls-Royce Wraith worth £260,000 and a £125,000 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG wrapped in gold.
Also in 2022, Benn added a stunning £110,000 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S – copying his dad who bought a Porsche 911 in the 1990s.
It has a personalised licence plate – ‘K013ENN’ – and Benn calls it his “weekend car.”
And both boxers are also known to jet set in style, often flying private when they go abroad.
Both also enjoy luxury designer clothes – posing in similar Gucci jackets – and showing off their fancy watches.
Eubank posing next to a private jet[/caption]
Benn is also known to fly private[/caption]
Benn sits on the bonnet of his stunning £258k Rolls-Royce[/caption]
After beating Chris Algieri, Benn treated himself to a S63 AMG[/caption]
Like his dad, Benn owns a stunning Porsche 911 Carrera[/caption]
Living in luxury
Both men grew up in mansions – and they’re keeping it that way.
Eubank Jr has a stunning four-bed mansion in Hove – with a pool outside – that is currently on the market for just under £2m.
But his home away from home is in Dubai, where his nephew Raheem lives.
Eubank Jr has taken on a father role since the tragic passing of younger brother Seb – who welcomed Raheem into the world in 2021.
He bought a stunning five-bedroom Indigo Ocean Villa on Dubai‘s Palm Jebel Ali Island worth £4m.
Eubank Jr put this stunning Hove home up for sale[/caption]
He lives in an incredible detached four-bedroom house[/caption]
The pool is undoubtedly the main selling point of the house[/caption]
As well as five sizeable bedrooms and four bathrooms, the 7,882 square-foot home has multiple private balconies and a spacious roof terrace.
The bedrooms and bathrooms are spaced out over three floors, the top of which features a stunning terrace.
Benn meanwhile has a beautiful Essex home which he shares with his wife Victoria and their two children, son Eli and daughter Idony Susanna.
The couple are also believed to have an apartment in Spain.
Eubank Jr purchased a stunning new home in Dubai[/caption]
He dropped a cool £4million on the stunning abode[/caption]
Eubank Jr’s new UAE pad has five bedrooms and four bathrooms[/caption]
Family affair
Benn is very close with his dad Nigel, who spent the whole training camp in Majorca besides his son.
The unbeaten welterweight also had a surprise visit from his wife and two children.
Partner Victoria has a following of her own as a social media influencer and author.
She wrote the book Feeling It All which helps kids cope with their emotions and also shares big brand deals on her Instagram page, where she has over 26,000 followers.
Conor Benn with wife Victoria[/caption]
The pair began dating in 2017, before walking down the aisle a year later in a private ceremony.
They welcomed son Eli into the world in 2021 and daughter Idony Susanna in 2024.
Eubank Jr meanwhile keeps a more private life, not giving away whether he is in a relationship or not.
But he has opened the door to having children of his own after taking on the role of carer alongside nephew Raheem’s mum.
Eubank Jr has also sadly fallen out with his dad over the past few years – leading to public back and forths between them.
And interestingly, Eubank Jr’s sister Emily is in a long-term relationship with Frank Smith, who promotes Benn alongside Eddie Hearn.
Eubank Jr with his nephew Raheem[/caption]
Raheem’s dad Sebastian sadly passed away in 2021[/caption]
But Smith is with Eubank’s sister Emily[/caption]
