The long-awaited boxing match between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. will finally take place in April 2024 in London. The feud between the two fighters stems from their fathers' legendary boxing rivalry in the 1990s. After a series of setbacks, including Benn's failed drug test in 2022, the fight is now confirmed under the Ring Magazine banner.
The pair have been embroiled in a family feud since their famous fathers fought in two epic battles in 1990 and 1993.A huge showdown had been on the cards in October 2022, but news that Benn failed a drugs test broke on fight week and
Now it has been announced that the two Brit will let out their gnarly frustrations in a huge squared circle battle. He added a venue and date will be announced soon and that he would be pushing for a tough undercard to match as well as a PPV price of £19.99.Stadium, home to the Premier League club, is the rumoured destination, which is an upgrade on their previous planned bout at the 15,000 capacity O2 Arena.
On Tuesday Eubank Jr criticised Benn and Hearn, labelling them 'rats' for "trying to enforce a re-hydration restriction on me to make the fight".Benn spent 525 days out of the ring before boxing in America, beating Rodolfo Orozco in September 2023, then Peter Dobson in Las Vegas last FebruaryA venue for the fight is yet to be announced but will see middleweight Eubank Jr take on his bitter rivalBenn responded by reminding him he is jumping two weight classes.
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