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Chris Eubank Jr will fight Conor Benn in their long-awaited showdown in April in London, according to Saudi boxing organiser Turki Alalshikh.<\/b><\/p>\n
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a possible venue for the all-British fight which could take place on 26 April.<\/p>\n
The bitter rivals were scheduled to meet in October 2022,<\/a> which would have been 29 years after their revered fathers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr fought for a second time.<\/p>\n However, the contest was called off after Conor Benn failed a voluntary drug test, which sparked a two-year battle with anti-doping authorities that culminated in his suspension being lifted last November.<\/a><\/p>\n Benn has posted a picture of himself signing a contract alongside his promoter Eddie Hearn and Alalshikh, who has organised some of the biggest fights in recent years as chairman of Saudi Arabia’s general entertainment authority.<\/p>\n Posting the same picture, Hearn wrote: “The biggest fight in British boxing has been made.”<\/p>\n In a post on X on Wednesday, Alalshikh wrote: “Eubank Jr vs Benn done in April, London.”<\/p>\n The 35-year-old will be the favourite against 28-year-old Benn, who steps up from the welterweight limit of 10st 7lb (147lb) for the bout.<\/p>\n Benn has not fought in the UK since 2022, but he competed twice in the United States during his provisional suspension.<\/p>\n The Briton has always denied intentionally doping and will again be subject to Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada) testing for the Eubank bout.<\/p>\n Eubank, who usually fights at middleweight, has one loss in his last nine outings but avenged that 2023 defeat to Liam Smith later that year.<\/p>\n Benn has not fought at an elite level but has an unbeaten record of 23 wins with 14 knockouts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n