Eubank vs Benn official as fighters reach terms for April fight in London
01/15/2025 10:52 AM
Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn finally reach an agreement for a spring fight.
After one scuttled fight and an agonizingly-long negotiation period that followed, a fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn has finally become official once again. Turki Alalshikh made his announcement saying both sides had formally signed off on the fight which will be held in London this April, with the specific date and venue to be announced shortly.
Alalshikh says he'll be attempting to set the PPV for this event at 19.99 GBP, with a strong undercard to support the main event.
Eubank Jr vs Benn done in April, London, by the name of (Fatal Fury City of the Wolves) Soon I will announce the day and the location, it will be The Ring's first card in collaboration with the video game and SNK, and I will push to make PPV price 19.99 GBP for the fans, with…
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) January 15, 2025
Eubank and Benn have been circling one another for a couple years ever since there first fight was nixed due to Benn testing positive for a banned substance heading into the fight back in 2022. Benn faced an uphill battle as he attempted to save face and defend himself as a clean fighter ever since.
Because of what transpired Eubank insisted that he should get the benefit of any negotiations to re-stage the fight, something Benn wasn't exactly amenable to, but it seems with Alalshikh stepping in and negotiating separately with both fighters he was able to circumvent the biggest points of contention.
For the fight Benn will be moving up to the middleweight limit of 160 lbs with a rehydration limit of 170 lbs for day of the fight, according to ESPN's sources. Organizers of the fight are hoping to benefit off of the rivalry the fathers of both fighters had back in the 90s, with the sons drumming up some of their own friction over recent times.
