Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn undercard in FULL: Trilogy bout, Next Gen’s former rival and Brit stars on stacked bill

Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will finally clash this weekend, but that’s not all that’s in store on Saturday night. There are another four incredible bouts scheduled for the event and they will perfectly set up the big one. Eubank Jr and Benn will finally meet in the ring this weekendGetty Of course, with their rivalry so huge, fans will be anticipating a monster fight between Eubank Jr and Benn. However, with a trilogy bout, Next Gen’s former foe and a couple of Brit stars in action, there’s an unmissable bill beforehand… Eubank Jr vs Benn undercard Before Eubank Jr and Benn meet in the ring, four bouts will get things started at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The biggest of those sees Anthony Yarde meet Lyndon Arthur for the third time, with their last meeting coming in 2021. Yarde is looking to claim another shot at winning the light-heavyweight title and will need to win this to increase his chances. He meets his long-time Brit rival Arthur again, after he beat him four years ago and lost a year earlier in 2020. The winner of this trilogy fight will claim the bragging rights and take a second victory against their familiar opponent. Before that, Liam Smith makes his return to the ring. The last time Smith fought was against Eubank Jr in 2023, when he lost his rematch against Next Gen in Manchester. He’s now going to end his hiatus from fighting to take on Irishman Aaron McKenna who is yet to lose in his boxing career. Eubank Jr vs Benn: Undercard MAIN EVENT: Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn Anthony Yarde v Lyndon Arthur 3 Liam Smith v Aaron McKenna Chris Billam-Smith v Brandon Glanton Viddal Riley v Cheavon Clarke Yarde takes on Arthur for the third time ahead of the main event McKenna has won all of his 19 bouts and last beat Jeovanny Estela in Japan during summer last year. Another Brit star is on the undercard too, with Chris Billam-Smith looking to bounce back from a second career defeat. Billam-Smith won the WBO Cruiserweight world title from Lawrence Okolie in 2023 and held the belt for over a year. He was beaten in November and left with a horrible eye injury as Gilberto Ramirez unified his cruiserweight titles. His only other professional loss came five years earlier, so he will be hoping to bounce back and begin the journey to another belt. Opening the fight card will be Viddal Riley vs Cheavon Clarke. Smith returns for the first time since losing to Eubank in 2023Getty And Billam-Smith is also looking to return to winning waysGetty Riley, who boasts a perfect record of 12 wins from 12, currently holds the British cruiserweight title. The 27-year-old now defends his belt against Clarke in London, as his opponent fights for the first time since losing to Leonardo Mosquea. That loss to Mosquea was the first of his career but now he’ll be aiming to hand Riley his maiden defeat. All of the action will be live on talkSPORT on Saturday evening, with the undercard getting underway at 5:20pm. 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.

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Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn undercard in FULL: Trilogy bout, Next Gen’s former rival and Brit stars on stacked bill

Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will finally clash this weekend, but that’s not all that’s in store on Saturday night.

There are another four incredible bouts scheduled for the event and they will perfectly set up the big one.

Eubank Jr and Benn will finally meet in the ring this weekend
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Of course, with their rivalry so huge, fans will be anticipating a monster fight between Eubank Jr and Benn.

However, with a trilogy bout, Next Gen’s former foe and a couple of Brit stars in action, there’s an unmissable bill beforehand…

Eubank Jr vs Benn undercard

Before Eubank Jr and Benn meet in the ring, four bouts will get things started at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The biggest of those sees Anthony Yarde meet Lyndon Arthur for the third time, with their last meeting coming in 2021.

Yarde is looking to claim another shot at winning the light-heavyweight title and will need to win this to increase his chances.

He meets his long-time Brit rival Arthur again, after he beat him four years ago and lost a year earlier in 2020.

The winner of this trilogy fight will claim the bragging rights and take a second victory against their familiar opponent.

Before that, Liam Smith makes his return to the ring.

The last time Smith fought was against Eubank Jr in 2023, when he lost his rematch against Next Gen in Manchester.

He’s now going to end his hiatus from fighting to take on Irishman Aaron McKenna who is yet to lose in his boxing career.

Eubank Jr vs Benn: Undercard

  • MAIN EVENT: Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn
  • Anthony Yarde v Lyndon Arthur 3
  • Liam Smith v Aaron McKenna
  • Chris Billam-Smith v Brandon Glanton
  • Viddal Riley v Cheavon Clarke
Yarde takes on Arthur for the third time ahead of the main event

McKenna has won all of his 19 bouts and last beat Jeovanny Estela in Japan during summer last year.

Another Brit star is on the undercard too, with Chris Billam-Smith looking to bounce back from a second career defeat.

Billam-Smith won the WBO Cruiserweight world title from Lawrence Okolie in 2023 and held the belt for over a year.

He was beaten in November and left with a horrible eye injury as Gilberto Ramirez unified his cruiserweight titles.

His only other professional loss came five years earlier, so he will be hoping to bounce back and begin the journey to another belt.

Opening the fight card will be Viddal Riley vs Cheavon Clarke.

Smith returns for the first time since losing to Eubank in 2023
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And Billam-Smith is also looking to return to winning ways
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Riley, who boasts a perfect record of 12 wins from 12, currently holds the British cruiserweight title.

The 27-year-old now defends his belt against Clarke in London, as his opponent fights for the first time since losing to Leonardo Mosquea.

That loss to Mosquea was the first of his career but now he’ll be aiming to hand Riley his maiden defeat.

All of the action will be live on talkSPORT on Saturday evening, with the undercard getting underway at 5:20pm.

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.