Eubank Jr v Benn: Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn to fight on 26 April at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Saudi boxing organizer Turki Alalshikh has announced that the highly anticipated fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26 .
early this month deal hit among the fighters.
Brits Eubank and Benn are bitter rivals and should be in October 2022It comes 29 years after their revered fathers Chris Eubank SR and Nigel Benn fought for the second time.
But the fight was canceled after Benn failed to undergo a voluntary drug test, sparking a two-year battle with anti-doping authorities The suspension was lifted in November last year.
Eubank, 35, will be the favorite against 28-year-old Benn, who joins the fight from the minor weight limit of 10st 7lb (147lbs).
Alalshikh also confirmed a number of bouts on the undercard, including a trilogy completed by British lightweight rivals Anthony Yarde and Lyndon Arthur.
Arthur won the first meeting of 2020 and Yarde got revenge in 2021.
Bournemouth’s Chris Billam-Smith faces American Brendan Granton in his first game lost his WBO CruiserGeight world title In a unification fight with WBA champion Gilberto Ramirez.
Former WBO lightweight champion Liam Smith, who has not fought since losing to Eubank in September 2023, accepts Ireland’s Aaron McKenna, while British lightweight champion Continued heavyweights Viddal Riley and Cheavon Clarke will stand out.
