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Revealed: Date set for Conor Benn's grudge match with Chris Eubank Jr
  • Benn and Eubank Jr had initially been due to fight in October 2022
  • The fight was delayed over Benn's positive drug test, but he has been cleared

Conor Benn’s belated fight with Chris Eubank Jr will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26.

The clash will mark the first Ring Magazine event since the historic publication was purchased by Turki Alalshikh, and is set to feature a stacked undercard. 

Saudi powerbroker Alalshikh confirmed last week that the pair had signed to meet in April, following a more than two-year delay to the original plans for an October 2022 showdown after Benn’s positive drugs tests.

Matchroom Boxing chief Eddie Hearn, who promotes Benn, told Mail Sport last week that the two options for the clash were Spurs' ground or Wembley.

However, Wembley would have required a different weekend in order to avoid a clash with the FA Cup semi-finals.

Hearn said: ‘We are currently finalising all plans with His Excellency (Alalshikh). We are working through the details and will close with either Tottenham or Wembley.’

The long-awaited clash between Chris Eubank jr and Conor Benn will take place on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
The long-awaited clash between Chris Eubank jr and Conor Benn will take place on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Eddie Hearn shared a photo of Conor Benn signing a contract to fight Eubank on social media last week
Eddie Hearn shared a photo of Conor Benn signing a contract to fight Eubank on social media last week
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has hosted several high-profile fights, including Tyson Fury's fight with Derek Chisora in 2022
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has hosted several high-profile fights, including Tyson Fury's fight with Derek Chisora in 2022

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which previously staged Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury fights, is free on April 26 as Spurs are away at Liverpool.

In addition to the venue update, Hearn also stated his preference that the fight takes place with British Boxing Board of Control licenses. 

Benn relinquished his at the height of the legal battles around his two failed drugs tests for clomifene in 2022.

He was eventually cleared in this country in November, when the National Anti-Doping Panel ruled it was ‘not comfortably satisfied’ a violation had been committed. 

Benn has fought twice since the saga erupted, but not in Britain.

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