Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn will finally settle their two-year feud in the ring next month. The middleweights are set to face off on April 26 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, following a long-awaited resolution to their previously canceled bout.
The fight was initially called off when Benn failed two doping tests. But now, with Benn's provisional suspension lifted at the end of last year, the stage is set for this highly anticipated matchup.
In a recent face-to-face interview with Piers Morgan, both fighters showed up ready to trade verbal jabs. The tension was so high that two security guards had to keep them separated.
Eubank Jr., the older and more experienced fighter, didn't hold back when discussing the stakes of this fight. He said:
"Yes. There is a point in every fighter's life that they will reach when they can't go any further. If I can't beat Conor Benn now, then I've reached my ceiling."
For Eubank Jr., this fight is "deathly important." He doesn't want to retire or give up, believing he still has goals to achieve in his career.
On the other hand, 28-year-old Benn, who's moving up two weight divisions for this fight, took a different stance on the possibility of losing:
"No [I wouldn't retire if I lost], of course not. Not that I plan on losing the fight, not that I think I will lose the fight. The reality is you can lose fights. I will lose fights in my career. Not to this man."
Both fighters expressed supreme confidence in their ability to win. Reports suggest there's a rematch clause in place, though the details remain unclear.
As the fight date approaches, fans can expect the tension between these two rivals to keep building. With so much on the line for both fighters, this middleweight clash promises to be a can't-miss event in the boxing world.
