Benn vs Eubank Jr undercard: Who else is fighting this weekend?

One of British boxing’s greatest rivalries will be reincarnated on Saturday (8 October), as Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn square off at London’s O2 Arena – almost three decades after their fathers’ final clash.

Chris Eubank stopped Nigel Benn in 1990, before the pair fought to a draw in 1993, and now their sons will meet in a highly-anticipated main event in the English capital.

Eubank Jr (32-2, 23 knockouts) is the more experienced of the two fighters, 33 years old and having learnt from his two professional losses – against Billy Joe Saunders and George Groves. Meanwhile, 26-year-old Benn is unbeaten at 21-0 (14 KOs) but will be entering uncharted territory as he moves up two weight classes to take on his fellow Briton, who will be cutting three pounds more than usual.

The fight was thrown into doubt on Wednesday (5 October), however, after Benn returned an ‘adverse’ drug test result.

Here’s all you need to know.

When is it?

Benn vs Eubank Jr is scheduled to take place at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday 8 October.

The first undercard bout is expected to begin at 4.05pm BST, with the main card set to start at 7pm BST.

Ring walks for the main event are expected to take place at 10.20pm BST at the earliest.

How can I watch it?

The fight is set to air live on pay-per-view on DAZN in the UK and US.

A DAZN subscription is available here at a cost of £7.99 per month, with the PPV priced at £19.99 for subscribers to the streaming service.

Non-subscribers can purchase the PPV for £27.98.

Odds

Benn – 9/5

Eubank – 4/9

Draw – 14/1

Via Betway.

What is the controversy around an ‘adverse’ drug test result?

It was revealed this week that Benn had returned an ‘adverse’ drug result with “traces of a fertility drug”. The substance in question was later confirmed to be the banned substance clomifene. Here’s all the latest news on the matter.

Full card

Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn (catchweight – 157lbs)

Galal Yafai vs Gohan Rodriguez Garcia (flyweight)

Felix Cash vs Connor Coyle (middleweight)

Ellie Scotney vs Mary Romero (C) (European women’s super-bantamweight title)

Lyndon Arthur vs Cesar Hernan Reynoso (light-heavyweight)

Harlem Eubank vs David Martin Campillo (super-lightweight)

Shannon Courtenay vs Gemma Ruegg (women’s bantamweight)

Chloe Watson vs Nancy Franco (women’s flyweight)

Matty Harris vs Jiri Surmaj (heavyweight)

Maisey Rose vs Judit Hachbold (women’s super-strawweight)

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