On 26 April, Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will conflict within the greatest British struggle of the yr – and probably of a technology.
With Tyson Fury ‘retired’, and a dream struggle in opposition to Anthony Joshua removed from a assure, Eubank Jr vs Benn has emerged as a vital contest for British followers.
Eubank Jr, 35, and Benn, 28, will sq. off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, greater than 30 years after their fathers settled their very own grudge. Chris Sr vs Nigel Benn was a defining rivalry in British boxing, with Chris Sr beating Nigel in 1990 and the pair drawing in 1993.
Eubank Jr and Conor Benn had been actually resulting from field each other in 2022, nearly 29 years to the day after their fathers’ rematch. Nevertheless, the bout collapsed on late discover, upon the revelation that Benn had failed two drug assessments. The “Destroyer” was subsequently banned from boxing in Britain till just lately.
And as soon as he was lastly cleared, his struggle with Eubank Jr was swiftly reorganised. All the pieces is totally different this time, too: whereas many followers noticed this rivalry as contrived in 2022, there may be real unhealthy blood between Eubank Jr and Benn now.
At a launch press convention on Tuesday, Eubank Jr slapped Benn within the face with an egg, referencing the WBC’s 2023 declare that “elevated consumption of eggs” was a “affordable rationalization” for Benn’s hostile drug-test outcomes. Within the chaos on stage, Nigel Benn grabbed Eubank Jr by the neck, and promoter Eddie Hearn shoved rival Ben Shalom.
Thursday’s follow-up press convention was equally partaking however much less explosive, and it happened after Hearn claimed 130,000 followers had concurrently queued on-line for pre-sale tickets to the struggle.
The final sale started as we speak (28 February) at 12pm GMT (4am PT / 6am CT / 7am ET). Tickets can be found by way of Ticketmaster and on Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’s official web site, with costs beginning at £50.
Earlier than Eubank Jr vs Benn, which sees the latter transfer up two divisions to field Eubank Jr at middleweight, there will probably be quite a few undercard bouts. Right here is the 26 April struggle card in full (topic to alter):
Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn (middleweight)
Anthony Yarde vs Lyndon Arthur (light-heavyweight)
Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna (middleweight)
Chris Billam-Smith vs Brandon Glanton (cruiserweight)
Viddal Riley vs Cheavon Clarke (cruiserweight)
