Welcome to SunSport’s coverage of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
After years of back and forths, the day is finally here boxing lovers and I for one cannot wait for these two machines to get into the ring!
For now, the Eubank’s hold the bragging rights, after Eubank Sr won the first fight in 1990, and held on to his record when the second fight was declared a draw in 1993.
But its the turn of Conor Benn and Eubank Jr to spark things back into life this weekend.
Eubank Jr and Benn were originally scheduled to step into the ring in 2022, before Benn was suspended from donning his gloves after testing positive for banned drug Clomifene.
That’s added three more years to an intense feud, with the pair finally returning for their punch-up.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will play host to the British battle as Benn and Eubank Jr start their own chapter in domestic boxing.
It might feel like unfinished business for longstanding boxing fans who will remember when Nigel Benn called out Eubank Sr for a third fight back in 2016, but nothing ever came of it.
Despite a feeling that their fathers are now friendly, their is certainly a real rivalry between the new generation.
The build-up to the fight has certainly had plenty of needle.
Most notably Eubank Jr’s decision to slap an egg across Benn’s cheek during a media conference – a cheeky nod to Benn’s defence of his drugs ban being down to a “highly elevated consumption” of eggs.
Eubank – who had 16 eggs nestled in his pocket at the time – coughed up a hefty £100,000 fine for his antics.
Now fans are hoping the battle in the ring will be just as entertaining as the build-up as the pair spark their father’s legacy back to life.SunSport has all the information ahead of this MASSIVE grudge fight in North London which includes the mega undercard.
