Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will lastly settle their lengthy and bitter rivalry.
The pair have been embroiled in a household feud since their well-known fathers fought in two epic battles in 1990 and 1993.
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An enormous showdown had been on the playing cards in October 2022, however information that Benn failed a medicine check broke on combat week and the combat was cancelled at late discover.
Ever since, it has added one other layer to an already feisty rivalry, with negotiations to fulfill having rumbled on sporadically ever since.
Now it has been introduced that the 2 Brit will let loose their gnarly frustrations in an enormous squared circle battle.
Tweeting on Wednesday morning, Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh mentioned it is going to be beneath the Ring Journal banner, writing: “Eubank Jr vs Benn completed in April, London.”
He added a venue and date will likely be introduced quickly and promised followers a troublesome undercard to match and that he can be pushing for a PPV value of £19.99.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, residence to the Premier League membership, is the rumoured vacation spot, which is an improve on their earlier deliberate bout on the 15,000 capability O2 Area.
A sticking level beforehand has been the burden the pair will combat at. Benn packing containers at welterweight (147Ibs), whereas Eubank has fought at middlewight (160Ibs), which is 2 divisions greater.
It had been reported the pair will meet at 160lbs with Benn agreeing to make a 14lbs step up, and at a 3lbs heavier restrict than the catchweight agreed initially in 2022.
On Tuesday Eubank Jr criticised Benn and his promoter Eddie Hearn, labelling them ‘rats’ for “attempting to implement a re-hydration restriction on me to make the combat”.
Benn responded by reminding him he’s leaping two weight courses. “10lbs re-hydration as a result of I am already combating a middleweight however you wish to get within the ring at as a light-heavyweight?
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“Making excuses already for once I staple you to the ground.”
Benn was cleared by the Nationwide Anti-Doping panel just lately after an inquest into his two failed medication check.
He has now been invited to reapply for his British Boxing Board of Management licence, and will likely be anticipated to take action with the combat towards Eubank Jr virtually sure to be sanctioned by the BBBofC.
It will likely be Eubank Jr’s newest outing on his quest to return to world degree, having final fought in a tune-up victory towards Kamil Szeremeta in October final yr.
‘The Destroyer’, in the meantime, hasn’t fought since February final yr the place he outpointed Peter Dobson in a troublesome night time on the workplace. Earlier than then he beat Mexican Rodolfo Orozco in September 2023 having spent 525 days out of the ring.
However nonetheless the pair will likely be delighted to lastly get their palms on one another, having almost come to blows in a number of bodily confrontations at occasions within the final two years.