British rivals Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. have reportedly set a new date for their bout, which takes place in London, England on April 26. The venue has yet to be determined. The pair battles it out at middleweight.
Benn and Eubank Jr. were originally scheduled to square off in October 2022. The fight was canceled after Benn twice tested positive for the banned substance clomifene, and voluntarily relinquished his license with the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).
The new date was reported by ESPN, citing sources.
Unbeaten Conor Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) returned to the ring in September 2023 in Orlando, FL, scoring a unanimous decision against Rodolfo Orozco. In his previous bout last February in Las Vegas, the 28-year-old native of Greenwich, London similarly defeated Peter Dobson.
35-year-old Chris Eubank Jr. (34-3, 25 KOs) stopped Kamil Szeremeta in the seventh round last October. In September 2023, the Hove, Sussex native TKO’d Liam Smith in the 10th round. With the victory, he bounced back from a defeat via fourth-round TKO against Liam Smith in January of the same year.