Eddie Hearn explains Benn vs Eubank Jr rehydration clause after ‘rat’ jibe
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It was confirmed on Wednesday that Conor Benn will box Chris Eubank Jr in London in April. Eddie Hearn has explained the rehydration clause in Conor Benn’s upcoming fight with Chris Eubank Jr, after the latter called his opponent and promoter “rats”.
![[Conor Benn (left) with his promoter Eddie Hearn]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/15/15/newFile.jpg)
On Wednesday (15 January), Saudi adviser Turki Al-Sheikh confirmed that Benn vs Eubank Jr will take place in London in April, more than two years after the fight fell through. Eubank Jr and Benn were due to clash in October 2022, almost 30 years after their fathers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn settled 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 – although Al-Sheikh did not announce the exact date or venue. The news came just hours after Eubank Jr, 35, tweeted: “Just so you all know… these two rats @ConorNigel & @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].”.
Hearn, who promotes the 28-year-old Benn, has since said the fight will be contested at middleweight, admitting there is a rehydration clause – but arguing it is a fair one. “And the hydration is well within governing body... It’s a much better hydration for him this time than it was last time.
