Conor Benn-Chris Eubank Jnr ‘is done’

The long-awaited fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jnr has been signed, sources have confirmed to BoxingScene.

A source close to the negotiations said, “The fight is done.”

The fighters were due to meet in October 2022, but Benn failed tests for clomifene in a high-profile case and then boxed on the road as he attempted to prove his innocence in the UK.

Having relinquished his license with the British Boxing Board of Control, Benn fought in Florida and Las Vegas, defeating Rodolfo Orozco – who incidentally popped after facing Benn – and Peter Dobson in 10-rounders, while improving to 23-0 (14 KOs).

Benn, a welterweight promoted by Matchroom, is 28.

Eubank Jnr, on the other hand, is a Boxxer-promoted 35-year-old middleweight who improved to 34-3 (25 KOs) with victory over Kamil Szeremeta in October in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The first time around, Eubank and Benn had a fight to sell off their fathers’ legacies – both Chris Eubank Snr and Nigel Benn are on the ballot for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame – but the fallout of 2022 now runs deep through both fighters and is likely to culminate at Tottenham Hotspur’s football stadium in London on April 26.

It is thought the fight will be made at 160lbs, with a 10lbs rehydration clause per IBF rules, meaning that neither fighter can weigh over 170lbs on fight night.

Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, is on The Ring ratings panel and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.