Conor Benn v Chris Eubank Jr

[Beanz]

Eubank Sr speaks here - https://twitter.com/SunnyEdwards/sta...28378108485632

[Master]

Eubank Sr speaks here - https://twitter.com/SunnyEdwards/sta...28378108485632

The dad said the same thing on talk sport radio. He has lost a son already and knows the damage that can be done in the ring with his fight against Watson. Eubank Snr is very distressed about the contest.

[Primo Carnera]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/63406295

Conor Benn voluntarily relinquishes his licence. Says he’s going to make a statement this week.

[Master]

CONOR BENN claims the British Boxing Board of Control is plotting against him.

The 26-year-old welterweight has confirmed he failed two VADA tests - taken in July and September - and the governing body was still happy for his fight with Chris Eubank Jr on October 8 to go ahead.

But they eventually withdrew their sanctioning of the controversial catchweight clash with just two days to go - without banning Benn - before hitting him with misconduct charges and a £50,000 fine last Friday.

He ripped up his licence before the hearing, based on a dispute around confidentiality and who has jurisdiction over his VADA tests.

Benn, who reckons he could have given a positive test because of contaminated food or drink, is ready to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds to prove his innocence.

He is refusing to cooperate with the BBBofC, who his legendary father Nigel also endured a fractious relationship with during his own career.

Benn said: “I won’t be boxing under the British board ever again. Now I know why my dad ripped up his licence on TV.

“I will not box for them ever again. The way they have gone about this. The way they knew about this.

“They could have pulled the fight. I’ve given my licence back. I won’t be boxing for them ever again.

“As far as I’m concerned the board can do one. I’ve got nothing to hide but as far as I’m concerned they’ve got it in for me.

"All the fighters who have tested positive and been cleared to fight. But with me they left it until days before the fight.

“I don’t know what their reasons are. Could it be because my dad ripped up his licence on TV? I don’t know. I don’t think they care about my innocence.”

Benn Sr ripped up his British licence on live TV in August 1990 after beating Iran Barkley in Las Vegas.

Nigel was in dispute with the BBBofC over the recognition of his WBO world title and the opponents he was facing.

But he boxed Chris Eubank Sr three months later in Birmingham, kicking off the Benn vs Eubank family feud that remains bitter to this day.

The BBBofC refused to comment when repeatedly approached by SunSport.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20246...sh-board-plot/

[Master]

Conor Benn’s plans on fighting Chris Eubank Jr. in the UK on February 3rd have been derailed due to the BBBofC rejecting the 27-year-old Benn’s application to the bout to take place in the country.

The BBBofC still needs the appeal to be concluded with the UKAD on Benn’s investigation due to his failed drug tests from last year. Although Eddie Hearn, the promoter for Benn (22-0, 14 KOs), is confident that the Eubank Jr-Benn fight will go ahead on February 3rd in the UK, the BBC of C could foil that plan. Hearn can stage the celebrity-esque match between Benn the the 34-year-old Eubank Jr. outside of the UK on February 3rd, but it’s a match that won’t attract interest elsewhere, as they’re not major players in their respective weight classes.

It’s unlikely the Saudis would want anything to do with this albatross-level fight between Eubank Jr. and Benn, as it wouldn’t make them look good staging a fight that couldn’t take place in the UK.

The backlash would be huge if the Saudis agreed to stage the Eubank Jr-Benn fight in their country without Benn having cleared his name after his positive drug tests. If the Saudis don’t help Hearn with this fight, it’s anyone’s guess which country wants to stage this hot potato. “The board feels any athlete who has failed a drugs test needs to go through an investigation with the proper authorities, and that hasn’t happened,” said BBBofC general secretary Robert Smith to talkSPORT Boxing.

Hearn would probably be better off giving up on this fight because there are too many problems standing in the way of it happening. If Benn isn’t going to clear his name, he might have to fight outside of the UK his entire career, which wouldn’t be bad if he has the talent to compete with the top rungs of the 147-lb division.

It’s unclear what Benn’s true goal is for his boxing career. Does he just want to make easy coin fighting British fighters the way Eubank Jr. has done, capitalizing on his famous dad’s name to make money the way Chris has, or does he really want to accomplish something in the sport by fighting for world titles?

We already know that Eubank Jr. has shown zero interest in fighting for world titles yet has still made good money fighting lesser opposition. According to The Sun, Eubank Jr’s net worth is $6 million. His best win, one can argue, was against a washed-up 35-year-old Liam Smith.

https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/11...bank-jr-in-uk/

[Master]

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."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...efb9e991&ei=62