Bellew Backs Benn for a Eubank Jr Trilogy — Here's Why

Tony Bellew isn't sitting on the fence about a Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn trilogy. The former cruiserweight world champion told Fight Your Corner he can't find a way to pick Eubank Jr after Benn ran away with their November rematch — a fight so one-sided that Eubank Jr hit the canvas twice in the 12th round. Benn, now 25-1 (14 KO), squared their series at one apiece after Eubank Jr had edged the April 2025 opener on the cards.

That first meeting landed as one of the best fights of 2025, a unanimous-decision win for Eubank Jr under a 157lb catchweight arrangement with a rehydration clause baked in. The rematch kept the same weight stipulations — including the financial incentive for Eubank Jr to stay under 170lbs on fight morning — but the result flipped hard. Bellew's logic is simple: if Benn dragged Eubank Jr to the well in the opener and then dominated the rematch, why would the third fight break the other way?

The Weight Question Won't Go Away

There's a subplot here that keeps resurfacing. Eubank Jr was afforded the chance to compete at middleweight for these bouts, but doubts about whether he still belongs at 160lbs have only grown. The rehydration clause was meant to level the field, and in the rematch it clearly didn't help him. Bellew's read is that the version of Eubank Jr who showed up in April was his best — and it still wasn't enough over 12 rounds.

Where Benn Goes Next

The trilogy chatter picked up steam after Benn's rough night against Ryan Garcia earlier this month, a second-round stoppage loss that exposed him at the top end of the welterweight division. Garcia, the WBC champion at 25-2 (20 KO), simply had too much. At 29, Benn is now expected to move up in weight, which conveniently lines up with a bigger-bodied Eubank Jr rematch.

Nothing's signed. But if the fight gets made a third time, Bellew won't be the only one leaning heavily toward Benn — the November scorecards and those two knockdowns are hard evidence to argue against. Eubank Jr would be walking in as the man who needs to prove the rematch was the fluke, not the pattern.