Kalle Sauerland said: "I can confirm that the negotiations around a potential Eubank-Benn clash for early next year have finished. The parties were not able to reach a commercial understanding and the negotiations have now ceased and the fight is dead in the water at this minute."

Eubank is highly ranked with the WBO, whose middleweight championship is held by Janibek Alimkhanuly. Etinosa Oliha, who holds an IBO middleweight belt, is also under consideration as a potential opponent.

"I can also confirm that the IBO have ordered a mandatory challenge for Chris Eubank Jr and that's something we are currently in negotiations around but it's early days still," Sauerland said.

"Eubank is No 1 with the IBO and the WBO."

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