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Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: Date, UK start time, undercard and how to follow as rivals finally meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will finally meet in the ring later this year after plenty of waiting. The duo were initially meant to reignite their fathers’ rivalry in October 2022, but Benn failed a drug test. Eubank Jr and Benn have been going at each other for yearsMark Robinson/Matchroom The fight was immediately postponed, and Benn was suspended pending an investigation. Throughout it all he has insisted he is innocent, and after a two-year battle with the UK Anti-Doping Agency [UKAD], he was eventually cleared. This means Benn is now allowed to fight in the UK again, and a bout with Eubank Jr was immediately rearranged. In the time Benn has been banned, Eubank Jr has fought Liam Smith twice and Kamil Szeremeta, and after the latter bout in Saudi Arabia, Benn jumped into the ring to confront his long-time rival. The hatred between Eubank and Benn goes all the way back to the days of Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr. The duo fought each other twice during their careers, and the feud has remained bitter even between their sons, which means we should be in for fireworks. Chris Eubank Jr vs Benn: Date and how to follow This 12-round middleweight contest is set to take place on Saturday, April 26. The event is being held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The undercard is expected to start at 7pm, with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 11. The whole fight will be streamed on DAZN PPV, with a price for the event yet to be confirmed. More details on how to sign up for DAZN can be found here. talkSPORT will have updates throughout fight week, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction. To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. The contract between Benn and Eubank Jr has been signed Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: Undercard Subject to change MAIN EVENT: Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn Anthony Yarde vs Lyndon Arthur Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna Chris Billam-Smith vs Brandon Glanton Viddal Riley vs Cheavon Clarke Smith is part of a stacked undercard Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: What has been said? Despite the fight being agreed, Chris Eubank Sr has insisted that this bout won’t happen. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Call Chris Eubank, he said: “My answer is no, the fight will not happen. Not because of anything other than it breaks the rules. “Rules is what we abide by. If we don’t abide by the rules then we are being reckless. We’re being reckless with what? With the lives of these fighters. “Not just Conor Benn and Christopher Livingstone Eubank Jr, but with the lives of all participants of combat sports. “Do not be distracted by re-hydration clauses.” Nigel fully supports his son’s choice to fight Eubank JrMark Robinson/Matchroom Meanwhile, Nigel has revealed that Conor is determined to win. Speaking to Vision4Sport, he said: “He’s on a mission. “There are a lot of things that Junior has said about Conor, thing that were untrue. “Conor holds on to that. You don’t need to add any fuel to this fire – it’s already burning. “It’s not about hate, but Conor wants to destroy him.”
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will finally meet in the ring later this year after plenty of waiting.
The duo were initially meant to reignite their fathers’ rivalry in October 2022, but Benn failed a drug test.
The fight was immediately postponed, and Benn was suspended pending an investigation.
Throughout it all he has insisted he is innocent, and after a two-year battle with the UK Anti-Doping Agency [UKAD], he was eventually cleared.
This means Benn is now allowed to fight in the UK again, and a bout with Eubank Jr was immediately rearranged.
In the time Benn has been banned, Eubank Jr has fought Liam Smith twice and Kamil Szeremeta, and after the latter bout in Saudi Arabia, Benn jumped into the ring to confront his long-time rival.
The hatred between Eubank and Benn goes all the way back to the days of Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr.
The duo fought each other twice during their careers, and the feud has remained bitter even between their sons, which means we should be in for fireworks.
Chris Eubank Jr vs Benn: Date and how to follow
This 12-round middleweight contest is set to take place on Saturday, April 26.
The event is being held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
The undercard is expected to start at 7pm, with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 11.
The whole fight will be streamed on DAZN PPV, with a price for the event yet to be confirmed.
More details on how to sign up for DAZN can be found here.
talkSPORT will have updates throughout fight week, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: Undercard
Subject to change
- MAIN EVENT: Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
- Anthony Yarde vs Lyndon Arthur
- Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna
- Chris Billam-Smith vs Brandon Glanton
- Viddal Riley vs Cheavon Clarke
Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: What has been said?
Despite the fight being agreed, Chris Eubank Sr has insisted that this bout won’t happen.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Call Chris Eubank, he said: “My answer is no, the fight will not happen. Not because of anything other than it breaks the rules.
“Rules is what we abide by. If we don’t abide by the rules then we are being reckless. We’re being reckless with what? With the lives of these fighters.
“Not just Conor Benn and Christopher Livingstone Eubank Jr, but with the lives of all participants of combat sports.
“Do not be distracted by re-hydration clauses.”
Meanwhile, Nigel has revealed that Conor is determined to win.
Speaking to Vision4Sport, he said: “He’s on a mission.
“There are a lot of things that Junior has said about Conor, thing that were untrue.
“Conor holds on to that. You don’t need to add any fuel to this fire – it’s already burning.
“It’s not about hate, but Conor wants to destroy him.”
