stripping former champion Keyshawn Davis<\/a>, who failed to make weight ahead of his cancelled bout with Edwin De Los Santos.<\/p>\nIf you want to pick a winner here, then feel free, but on paper this feels like a massive test for two big punchers \u2014 an opportunity to prove who will sink or swim at world level.<\/p>\n
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Feb. 14, 2025: Abdullah Mason knocks down Manuel Jaimes in the second round during their fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
(Al Bello via Getty Images)2. Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn 2, Nov. 15<\/p>\n
Here we go again. Eubank. Benn. Two surnames stitched into the fabric of British boxing beef, dusted off, reheated, and served with an extra pinch of salt.<\/p>\n
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Eubank Jr. (35-3, 25 KOs) still has that same smirk plastered across his face despite going 12 hellacious rounds with his rival back in April \u2014 the smirk that\u2019s half-confidence, half-marketing plan. There were plenty of moments throughout this summer where we believed the rematch was dead in the water, but Turki Alalshikh\u2019s money talks.<\/p>\n
Conor Benn (23-1, 14 KOs) still burns like a match head. Still defiant, still divisive, still swinging at ghosts and critics alike. For Benn, this isn\u2019t about money or redemption, or even legacy. It\u2019s about respect. He wants to shut everyone up \u2014 preferably by shutting Eubank Jr. down.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re back to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in north London for this one, with a sell out of 60,000-plus expected to fill the impressive structure, all hoping for a continuation of what was undeniably one of the best fights of the year back in April.<\/p>\n
For all the controversy that has surrounded this rivalry over the past few years \u2014 including failed drugs tests, dangerous weight cuts, egg slaps and threatened legal action from both sides \u2014 both men put on a hell of a show in the spring, subsequently reducing that list to an afterword in the pair\u2019s story.<\/p>\n
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That\u2019s boxing, baby.<\/p>\n
1. Brian Norman Jr. vs. Devin Haney, Nov. 22<\/p>\n
A few months back, I was in New York City for Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3, and I noticed Brian Norman Jr. \u2014 alongside his father \u2014 walk the streets of Times Square unbothered.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old world champion cut a lost figure under the skyscrapers and bright lights, without a single soul recognizing him enough to walk over and ask for a selfie or a boxing chat. I have a feeling that will change dramatically for the WBO welterweight champion following his Nov. 22 fight with Devin Haney (32-0, 15 KOs) out in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
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This is the type of opportunity Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) has been waiting for to break him out of the shadows of the 147-pound division and into the headlines and history books. He has the fighting acumen in abundance and talks like a superstar in waiting.<\/p>\n
This is a high-risk, high-reward fight for both men. Haney is stepping into new territory (147 pounds), and Norman Jr. is stepping into a fight where his opponent arguably has more experience at the top level (even if at lower weight).<\/p>\n
It’s a must-win for them and a must-see for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Buckle up, boxing fans: November looks like a cracker, with a stacked schedule of action guaranteed to reel…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[32391,120857,27976,703,85903,49,48,33854,25826,13038,120856,35020,48625,27980,13341,82],"class_list":["post-262702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-abdullah-mason","tag-andy-hiraoka","tag-anthony-yarde","tag-boxing","tag-british-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-chris-eubank-jr","tag-conor-benn","tag-david-benavidez","tag-gary-antuanne-russell","tag-keyshawn-davis","tag-mark-robinson","tag-riyadh","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}