{"id":300749,"date":"2023-11-28T09:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T09:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300749"},"modified":"2023-11-28T09:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T09:24:35","slug":"conor-benn-appears-to-confirm-date-of-grudge-bout-with-chris-eubank-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/boxing\/conor-benn-appears-to-confirm-date-of-grudge-bout-with-chris-eubank-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Benn appears to confirm date of grudge bout with Chris Eubank Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Conor Benn appears to confirm the date of his grudge clash with Chris Eubank Jr as he tells his rival that he will &#8216;end his career&#8217; in a war of words on social media<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A deal for Conor Benn&#8217;s fight with Chris Eubank Jr is expected to be finalised\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Their previous\u00a0bout was cancelled after two failed drug tests from Benn\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tyson Fury MUST care about legacy with Oleksandr Usyk next year &#8211; The Hook<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conor Benn has appeared to confirm the date for his grudge clash with Chris Eubank Jr, as the two rivals exchanged words on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport previously reported that a deal for the two to fight is expected to be finalised this week, despite the ongoing legal situation tied to Benn&#8217;s two failed drug tests.<\/p>\n<p>The target is for the fight to be staged at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with only minor details on Eubank&#8217;s side yet to be resolved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Benn and Eubank exchanged words on X on Monday evening, in which the former appeared to confirm that the fight will take place on Saturday, February 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first shot was taken by Benn who wrote: &#8216;I can&#8217;t wait to punch you in the head @ChrisEubankJr.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/08\/78314247-0-image-a-2_1701161721358.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A deal for Chris Eubank Jr&#8217;s grudge bout with Conor Benn is expected to be finalised this week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/08\/78314305-0-image-m-6_1701161790520.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The pair exchanged messages on social media as the pair look to square off after their previous arranged fight was cancelled due to Benn&#8217;s two positive tests for clomifene\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/08\/78314303-0-image-m-8_1701161901932.jpg\" height=\"374\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Benn appeared to confirm the fight will take place on February 3 as he told his rival he will &#8216;end his career&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response, Eubank told Benn that he was a &#8216;dead man walking&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Benn fired back: &#8216;I&#8217;ll remind you of this when you are being scraped up off the f***ing canvas. Feb 3 I&#8217;m ending your career.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While figures involved in the fight believe it is almost a done deal, the biggest complication remains Benn&#8217;s status with the British Boxing Board of Control.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>UK-Anti Doping are pursuing an appeal against the decision taken in July by in the independent National Anti-Doping panel to lift the fighter&#8217;s temporary suspension.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen, therefore, whether the Board would give their blessing to the fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Benn and Eubank had initially signed to fight last October before the showdown was scrapped when Benn&#8217;s two positive tests for clomifene came to light.<\/p>\n<p>He made his comeback in a low-key fight in the US in September.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Hearn, earlier this month, said that the fight was likely to take place this month, after previously revealing hopes the fight could take place in December or January.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/08\/78314429-0-image-a-9_1701161970256.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The working target is for the fight to be staged at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/p>\n<p>The Matchroom Boxing promoter told iFL TV last month: &#8216;Our side with Conor Benn and the side of Kalle Sauerland and Chris Eubank want to move forward and make that fight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We feel that because of the situation with Conor Benn&#8217;s suspension being lifted and winning that case that he should be allowed and able to fight in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re speaking to the British Boxing Board of Control. 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