Conor Benn issues frightening threat to Chris Eubank Jr ahead of grudge fight
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Conor Benn has ramped up the trash talk ahead of his blockbuster showdown with long-time rival Chris Eubank Jr. The pair and their promoters, Eddie Hearn and Ben Shalom were recently in attendance at the Ring Magazine awards and talks between the two camps reached a successful stage. After discussions reached a promising stage, the pair are set to go glove-to-glove in a middleweight dust-up on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Both fighters have agreed to a rehydration clause of 170lbs after the fight weigh-ins - which means Eubank Jr will likely have a sizeable advantage over his bitter foe. With just a few months ago until the pair do battle, the two boxing stars will almost certainly continue their ongoing feud on social media.
In a recent interview on the Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo boxing show, Benn was asked to compare the build-up to their originally scheduled bout in 2022 to the lead-up to April's showdown. "For me, this is way more personal," he said. "It was commercial before, I mean it's a massive commercial fight, but it's way more personal. I don't think I've ever felt hatred towards an opponent before. I don't think I've ever wanted to spitefully knock someone out before. I know people beg to differ with my fight style, but the reality is, I've been through a lot.
"I was going through a lot at the time and for him to just carry on the way he did, I took it personally, and I still take it very personally. To be on the brink of suicide to coming through, to have him coming out with the remarks he was coming out with... which were lies!".
