A fight 30 years in the making has fallen apart at the eleventh hour. Chris Eubank Jr. (34-2) vs. Conor Benn (21-0) was slated to be one of the few notable bouts in a week largely devoid of major combat sports events.
Scions of two noted boxing legacies, Eubank Jr. and Benn were poised to rekindle a sporting rivalry with its roots in the early 90s, when Eubank Sr. fought a pair of closely contested bouts against Nigel Benn for the WBO—and later WBC—middleweight & super middleweight titles. The younger Benn and Eubank may not have quite reached the same heights as their championship winning namesakes, but both men have put together strong boxing careers to date and looked well situated for a high profile showdown.