{"id":300334,"date":"2023-12-12T18:32:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300334"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:32:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:32:40","slug":"hearn-benns-fight-with-eubank-jr-is-48-hours-away-from-being-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/hearn-benns-fight-with-eubank-jr-is-48-hours-away-from-being-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearn: Benn&apos;s fight with Eubank Jr is &apos;48 hours away from being DEAD&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Conor Benn&#8217;s fight with Chris Eubank Jr is &#8217;48 hours away from being DEAD&#8217;, claims Eddie Hearn &#8211; as they can&#8217;t agree a deal with rival, throwing grudge match into doubt<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr were originally meant to fight in October 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Eddie Hearn has warned that the fight is now at risk of collapse due to money<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If Anthony Joshua learns from his defeats to Oleksandr Usyk then it could be a very merry Christmas for the Brit in Saudi Arabia &#8211; The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eddie Hearn has claimed that Conor Benn&#8217;s fight with Chris Eubank Jr is &#8217;48 hours away from being dead&#8217; because the latter&#8217;s camp is demanding a figure he &#8216;can&#8217;t hit&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The Matchroom Sport chairman has tried to negotiate a deal but now the grudge match between the two has once again been jeopardised.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Benn made headlines in October 2022 when his bout with Eubank Jr was cancelled just days before it was due to happen after he twice tested positive for clomifene\u00a0in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) test, thereby receiving a ban.<\/p>\n<p>His suspension in Britain was lifted by the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) in July and a fight on February 17 had been touted.<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u00a0British Boxing Board of Control will not sanction the fight and Hearn&#8217;s latest comments have only added to fears for the fight&#8217;s prospects of happening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/17\/78876631-12855611-image-a-6_1702400791935.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Hearn has warned that Conor Benn&#8217;s potential fight with Chris Eubank Jr is &#8217;48 hours away from being dead&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/17\/78876677-12855611-image-a-7_1702400830209.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>According to Hearn, Eubank Jr&#8217;s camp are demanding a figure for the fight that he &#8216;can&#8217;t hit&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Hearn told MMA Fighting: &#8216;He&#8217;s got his number somehow from somebody, and we can&#8217;t hit that number.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He added that the bout is &#8217;48 hours away from being dead&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Benn got back in the ring earlier in September and beat Rodolfo Orozco by unanimous decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the fight with Eubank Jr cannot go ahead, he could be looking at someone like Devin Haney as his next opponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Haney claimed the WBC lightweight world title with a unanimous decision win over Regis Prograis, extending his record to 31-0.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/17\/78876643-12855611-image-a-10_1702400992508.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Benn&#8217;s fight with Eubank was originally meant to take place in October 2022 but a doping ban suspended the showdown<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12855611\/Conor-Benns-Chris-Eubank-Jr-Eddie-Hearn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor Benn&#8217;s fight with Chris Eubank Jr is &#8217;48 hours away from being DEAD&#8217;, claims Eddie Hearn &#8211; 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