Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn purse and prize money: Rivals set to earn bumper paydays for grudge fight
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn are set to earn a huge amount of money for their massive showdown this weekend. Eubank Jr and Benn will settle their bitter feud in one of boxing’s biggest fights of the year at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Eubank Jr and Benn will earn big for their grudge matchGetty The pair will look to let their hands go in front of a raucous 60,000 British crowd on Saturday evening. A passionate boxing fraternity will be eager to see the latest instalment of the Eubank vs Benn rivalry since their fathers touched gloves in 1990 and 1993. It is a frighteningly big event which has the backing of Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh under the Ring Magazine banner. And renowned boxing journalist Gareth A Davies has reported that the pair will earn huge paydays… Eubank Jr vs Benn: Purse and prize money The total purse for Eubank Jr vs Benn is believed to be £18million. A 60/40 split is said to have been agreed between the rivals. Eubank Jr has managed to negotiate the A-side of the deal, and the reports indicate that he will pocket £10million. Meanwhile, Benn will receive a £8 million payout, as he steps up to make his first appearance at 160lbs. Negotiations have been tough between the pair who were originally set to meet in October 2022. But that fight was cancelled after Benn failed a drugs test, which added another layer to this hostile rivalry. GettyEubank Jr will earn £2m more than his rival[/caption] Benn has since been cleared, and the pair negotiated deals via Alalshikh who acted as the middle man. And in a press conference earlier this year, Eubank Jr explained how he simply couldn’t believe the purse he was able to negotiate. “Many of you would have heard Eddie boasting about a 60-40 split he secured for Conor,” he said. “That’s just an absolute lie, which is not surprising. The truth of it is, Uncle Turki flew in and saved the day like the superhero he is. “This is the Saudi show, he called me and said, ‘What do you want to make this fight?’ “I’m sitting there thinking, ‘I’ve got to be a businessman now, and any good businessman in any negotiation, starts with an aggressively high number, then there are counter offers and negotiating and you get to the number. Benn gets the small cut of the £18million purseGetty “I gave him a diabolical number, I gave him an inconceivable number, and he said, ‘Done, I’ll send you the contract on Monday.’ I’m thinking I could have got more, or a couple of watches out of him! “There is no split, there are no percentages, you lied to the public in front of everybody and now I’m setting this straight.” Tensions have already been extremely high in the build-up to their clash. Eubank Jr slapped Benn with an egg at their face-off which created new animosity between the two British boxers. The pair were then held apart by security at a subsequent face-off on Piers Morgan Uncensored. And even their fathers have been involved, with Chris Eubank Sr speaking out against the fight and taking aim at his own son. Eubank Jr vs Benn: Date and how to follow This 12-round middleweight fight will take place on Saturday, April 26. It is being held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London. The undercard will get underway at 5:20pm, with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 9:50pm. The first bell for Eubank Jr vs Benn will be at 10pm. talkSPORT will have live coverage of the fight with commentary from Adam Catterall, Gareth A Davies, Spencer Oliver and John Rawling. Steve Collins, who beat both Fathers twice, is part of our fight week team too. To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. Listen via the talkSPORT app here, or on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. Visit talkSPORT BET for all the latest odds and bet boosts. The fight will also be shown on DAZN PPV at a price of £19.95. Follow talkBOXING on social media talkBOXING is now on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us on social media for big breaking boxing news, exclusive interviews and the best bits from our talkBOXING YouTube show. Like our Facebook page HERE Follow us on Twitter HERE Sign up for our WhatsApp channel HERE
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn are set to earn a huge amount of money for their massive showdown this weekend.
Eubank Jr and Benn will settle their bitter feud in one of boxing’s biggest fights of the year at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The pair will look to let their hands go in front of a raucous 60,000 British crowd on Saturday evening.
A passionate boxing fraternity will be eager to see the latest instalment of the Eubank vs Benn rivalry since their fathers touched gloves in 1990 and 1993.
It is a frighteningly big event which has the backing of Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh under the Ring Magazine banner.
And renowned boxing journalist Gareth A Davies has reported that the pair will earn huge paydays…
Eubank Jr vs Benn: Purse and prize money
The total purse for Eubank Jr vs Benn is believed to be £18million.
A 60/40 split is said to have been agreed between the rivals.
Eubank Jr has managed to negotiate the A-side of the deal, and the reports indicate that he will pocket £10million.
Meanwhile, Benn will receive a £8 million payout, as he steps up to make his first appearance at 160lbs.
Negotiations have been tough between the pair who were originally set to meet in October 2022.
But that fight was cancelled after Benn failed a drugs test, which added another layer to this hostile rivalry.
Benn has since been cleared, and the pair negotiated deals via Alalshikh who acted as the middle man.
And in a press conference earlier this year, Eubank Jr explained how he simply couldn’t believe the purse he was able to negotiate.
“Many of you would have heard Eddie boasting about a 60-40 split he secured for Conor,” he said.
“That’s just an absolute lie, which is not surprising. The truth of it is, Uncle Turki flew in and saved the day like the superhero he is.
“This is the Saudi show, he called me and said, ‘What do you want to make this fight?’
“I’m sitting there thinking, ‘I’ve got to be a businessman now, and any good businessman in any negotiation, starts with an aggressively high number, then there are counter offers and negotiating and you get to the number.
“I gave him a diabolical number, I gave him an inconceivable number, and he said, ‘Done, I’ll send you the contract on Monday.’ I’m thinking I could have got more, or a couple of watches out of him!
“There is no split, there are no percentages, you lied to the public in front of everybody and now I’m setting this straight.”
Tensions have already been extremely high in the build-up to their clash.
Eubank Jr slapped Benn with an egg at their face-off which created new animosity between the two British boxers.
The pair were then held apart by security at a subsequent face-off on Piers Morgan Uncensored.
And even their fathers have been involved, with Chris Eubank Sr speaking out against the fight and taking aim at his own son.
Eubank Jr vs Benn: Date and how to follow
This 12-round middleweight fight will take place on Saturday, April 26.
It is being held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
The undercard will get underway at 5:20pm, with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 9:50pm.
The first bell for Eubank Jr vs Benn will be at 10pm.
talkSPORT will have live coverage of the fight with commentary from Adam Catterall, Gareth A Davies, Spencer Oliver and John Rawling.
Steve Collins, who beat both Fathers twice, is part of our fight week team too.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. Listen via the talkSPORT app here, or on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Visit talkSPORT BET for all the latest odds and bet boosts.
The fight will also be shown on DAZN PPV at a price of £19.95.
