Chris Eubank Jr will face Conor Benn in London, it has been confirmed.

General Entertainment Authority chairman Turki Alalshikh, who is hosting a series of high-profile events under the Riyadh season banner, said Eubank’s match against Benn “concluded in London in April.” “.

Eubank Jr. and Ben were scheduled to fight in October 2022, but the latter failed two drug tests.

Benn’s license was suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control but the ban was lifted last November after the national anti-doping panel said it was “not satisfied” that the 28-year-old had committed a doping offence.

Since the fight was canceled two years ago, Eubank Jr. has lost to Liam Smith but won a rematch in 2023 and has fought just once in 2024, a stoppage win over Camille Se Remeta.

Ben had been out of the ring for 525 days before USA Boxing, having defeated Mexican Rodolfo Orozco in Florida in September 2023 and then in Las Vegas last February. Peter Dobson. He won both by unanimous decision.

Promoter Ben Shalom previously said Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was reportedly the venue for the match sky sports: “This is the biggest fight in British boxing, right up there with Fury versus Joshua. I’m sure every stadium in the country will be sold out.”

The weight of the pair – sons of great rivals Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn – has been a sticking point in negotiations for the fight, with Benn boxing at welterweight and Eubank ‘s middleweight division is two divisions higher. Eubank decided to reschedule the fight in his 160-pound division instead of the zero weight division.

As recently as Tuesday, Eubank Jr. publicly criticized Benn and his promoter Eddie Hearn for “trying to impose a hydration restriction on me to compete.”

Ben responded: “Ten pounds of fluids because I’m already fighting at middleweight, but do you want to get in the ring as a light heavyweight?

“I’m already looking for excuses for why I pinned you to the floor.”

Negotiations for the battle have been protracted. Ben has said before sky sports: “In my opinion, this is one of the biggest civil wars in British history. I don’t think two fathers and two sons have ever fought (like this). It’s about history. It’s about legacy.”