Right this moment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, shortly after the weigh in for Chris Eubank Jr’s combat with Kamil Szeremeta had taken place, Conor Benn confronted his British rival within the foyer of a resort…….and issues received fairly a bit heated.
As we all know, these two ought to have fought many months in the past now, but the huge home showdown fell aside on the eleventh hour after Benn examined optimistic for an unlawful substance. Benn has been preventing to clear his good identify ever since, and he has not but been allowed to combat within the UK, though Benn has boxed within the US because the scorching check.
Now, going after Eubank Jr within the resort, this earlier than a crowd of individuals – on the town, after all, for tomorrow evening’s massive 175 unification showdown between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev – Benn screamed hostilities at Eubank.
“You’re f*****g fortunate you’re preventing tomorrow,” Benn shouted at Eubank. “You’re a useless boy strolling! I want you to win. I’m going to provide you a very good ass whipping in entrance of 16,000.”
Benn then shoved Eubank earlier than the 2 have been separated. It’s a very good factor Benn by no means let go along with a punch, as Eubank, if he had wound up damage or marked up, l might have been compelled to drag out of tomorrow evening’s combat.
There’ll after all be those that really feel right this moment’s near-brawl was all a set-up, designed to get much more curiosity within the now fairly lengthy within the tooth combat between these two. However is there nonetheless main fan curiosity on this combat? Will it occur, and in that case, the place?
Eddie Hearn has usually stated this combat ought to play out earlier than a UK viewers within the residence nation of each fighters, however will Benn get a license to field within the UK any time quickly?
Eubank is now 35, and the clock has been ticking on his profession for a while. If Benn and Eubank don’t get it on subsequent yr, will they ever combat one another?
There does appear to be real unhealthy blood between these two, and the rivalry must be settled as soon as and for all. However once more, there’s a restricted window of alternative for any massive combat, together with this one.
If a weight, a venue, and a date will be labored out and agreed quickly, perhaps we are going to lastly get to see these two sons of nice champions get it on and thrash out their dislike for each other a while in 2025. Perhaps.
