Benn vs Eubank Jr finally confirmed despite last-minute complaint from one rival
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The British pair are set to square off at last, more than two years after their fight fell through. Chris Eubank Jr’s fight with Conor Benn is finally official, according to Turki Al-Sheikh, the adviser behind Saudi Arabia’s aggressive entry into boxing.
![[Conor Benn (centre-left) and Chris Eubank Jr had a run-in in Riyadh in 2024]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/11/11/newFile-9.jpg)
Eubank Jr and Benn were due to fight in October 2022, almost 30 years after their fathers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn completed their iconic in-ring rivalry. But the all-British bout was thwarted on late notice, due to two failed drug tests by Benn, who was then stripped of his British boxing licence.
Benn is finally free to box in the UK again, having competed in the US over the last two years, and a reorganised clash with Eubank Jr has now been announced by Al-Sheikh. “Eubank Jr vs Benn done, in April, London,” he tweeted on Wednesday morning (15 January). “Soon I will announce the day and the location [...] and I will push to make PPV price 19.99 GBP for the fans, with tough undercard…”.
Al-Sheikh’s announcement came just hours after Eubank Jr tweeted: “Just so you all know… these two rats @ConorNigel & [promoter] @EddieHearn are now trying to enforce a rehydration restriction on me to make the fight. “They talk a big game but when it actually comes down to it… just a pair of [cowards].”.
