Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn LIVE RESULTS: Card on SOON – fight start time, stream and undercard ahead of blockbuster
Egg slaps and an already cancelled fight make this one of the most hotly anticipated clashes in UK boxing history, with their fathers' two previous fights in the 1990s only adding fuel to the fire.
Chris Eubank Sr holds one victory over Nigel Benn, with the second bout three years later ending in a draw.
Now, 35 years after the first clash, Eubank Jr and Benn contest the family trilogy that never was in the 90s, with the Benns looking to finally get one over the Eubanks.
just now By Nyle Smith
Weight a minute
Chris Eubank Jr is set to pay a massive fine directly to Conor Benn after missing weight by just 0.05lb yesterday.
At his first attempt, he scaled 160.2lb before his second and final go saw him tip 160.05lb - missing the mark by an agonising 0.05lb.
For context, that is the same weight as an AA Battery.
It means Eubank will have £375,000 deducted from his purse per the rules in their contract - with the cash going directly to Benn.
Benn had earlier weighed at 156.4lbs - nearly 4lb under the middleweight limit.
The rehydration clause in the contract saw both fighters take to the scales again this morning, with the pair making weight under the 170lbs limit.
Eubank Jr came in at 169.4lbs, while Benn tipped at the slightly lower 165lbs.
a minute ago By Nyle Smith
Welcome to SunSport's coverage of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
After years of back and forths, the day is finally here boxing lovers and I for one cannot wait for these two machines to get into the ring!
For now, the Eubank's hold the bragging rights, after Eubank Sr won the first fight in 1990, and held on to his record when the second fight was declared a draw in 1993.
But its the turn of Conor Benn and Eubank Jr to spark things back into life this weekend.
Eubank Jr and Benn were originally scheduled to step into the ring in 2022, before Benn was suspended from donning his gloves after testing positive for banned drug Clomifene.
That's added three more years to an intense feud, with the pair finally returning for their punch-up.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will play host to the British battle as Benn and Eubank Jr start their own chapter in domestic boxing.
It might feel like unfinished business for longstanding boxing fans who will remember when Nigel Benn called out Eubank Sr for a third fight back in 2016, but nothing ever came of it.
Despite a feeling that their fathers are now friendly, their is certainly a real rivalry between the new generation.
The build-up to the fight has certainly had plenty of needle.
Most notably Eubank Jr's decision to slap an egg across Benn's cheek during a media conference - a cheeky nod to Benn's defence of his drugs ban being down to a "highly elevated consumption" of eggs.
Eubank - who had 16 eggs nestled in his pocket at the time - coughed up a hefty £100,000 fine for his antics.
Now fans are hoping the battle in the ring will be just as entertaining as the build-up as the pair spark their father's legacy back to life. SunSport has all the information ahead of this MASSIVE grudge fight in North London which includes the mega undercard.
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