Hearn: Benn's fight with Eubank Jr is '48 hours away from being DEAD'

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Conor Benn’s fight with Chris Eubank Jr is ’48 hours away from being DEAD’, claims Eddie Hearn – as they can’t agree a deal with rival, throwing grudge match into doubt

  • Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr were originally meant to fight in October 2022
  •  Eddie Hearn has warned that the fight is now at risk of collapse due to money
  • If Anthony Joshua learns from his defeats to Oleksandr Usyk then it could be a very merry Christmas for the Brit in Saudi Arabia – The Hook 

Eddie Hearn has claimed that Conor Benn’s fight with Chris Eubank Jr is ’48 hours away from being dead’ because the latter’s camp is demanding a figure he ‘can’t hit’.

The Matchroom Sport chairman has tried to negotiate a deal but now the grudge match between the two has once again been jeopardised. 

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 in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) test, thereby receiving a ban.

His suspension in Britain was lifted by the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) in July and a fight on February 17 had been touted.

However, the British Boxing Board of Control will not sanction the fight and Hearn’s latest comments have only added to fears for the fight’s prospects of happening.

Eddie Hearn has warned that Conor Benn’s potential fight with Chris Eubank Jr is ’48 hours away from being dead’ 

According to Hearn, Eubank Jr’s camp are demanding a figure for the fight that he ‘can’t hit’

Hearn told MMA Fighting: ‘He’s got his number somehow from somebody, and we can’t hit that number.’

He added that the bout is ’48 hours away from being dead’. 

Benn got back in the ring earlier in September and beat Rodolfo Orozco by unanimous decision. 

If the fight with Eubank Jr cannot go ahead, he could be looking at someone like Devin Haney as his next opponent. 

Haney claimed the WBC lightweight world title with a unanimous decision win over Regis Prograis, extending his record to 31-0.  

Benn’s fight with Eubank was originally meant to take place in October 2022 but a doping ban suspended the showdown

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