{"id":30530,"date":"2025-01-14T14:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=30530"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:30:48","slug":"eubank-jr-vs-benn-april-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/eubank-jr-vs-benn-april-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn Deal Finalised For April 26th Middleweight Grudge Match In London"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to reports, Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn is set to be officially announced in the coming days for a middleweight clash on April 26 in London.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn Set For April 26th<\/h2>\n

It has been reported by various sources that Chris Eubank Jr<\/a> and Conor Benn are now finalising a deal for their highly anticipated grudge match for later this year.<\/p>\n

The pair were of course scheduled to fight back in October 2022, before Benn failed two performance enhancing drugs tests. Ever since, the pair have been back and forth over a rescheduled bout, and it now looks like that fight could be officially announced imminently.<\/p>\n

Mike Coppinger of ESPN first broke the news on Monday afternoon that ‘Next Gen’ and ‘The Destroyer’ are finalising a deal for a fight in London, England on Saturday, April 26th.<\/p>\n

The long-awaited British family grudge match is set to be contested at middleweight (160-pounds), with a ten pound rehydration clause of 170-pounds for the same-day weigh-in on fight night.<\/p>\n

Just last week Eubank Jr’s promoter Ben Shalom had said that negotiations had reached crunch time<\/a>, with fans now optimistic that the fight could actually be signed, sealed and delivered on April 26th once and for all.<\/p>\n

As of yet, fans await an official announcement. A purse split is also yet to be confirmed, but if previous interviews and reports are to believed, then the purse will be split 55-45 in Chris Eubank Jr’s favour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. are finalizing a deal for an April 26 fight in London, sources tell ESPN. The long-awaited UK grudge match will be contested at 160 pounds with a rehydration clause of 170 for the same-day weigh-in.<\/p>\n

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n