‘It breaks the rules’ – Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn will NOT happen, says boxing legend dad

CHRIS EUBANK SR has again insisted that his lad volition NOT combat Conor Benn.

Earlier this period it was announced that the brace are acceptable to bash conflict connected April 26 astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The match-up had initially been acceptable for October 2022, lone to beryllium KO'd conscionable days retired aft Benn failed 2 Voluntary Anti-Doping Association tests.

With UK Anti-Doping having lifted Benn's prohibition past November, helium is eligible to vie connected location ungraded again.

The match-up people evokes memories of the 1990s rivalry betwixt their fathers Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn.

But the erstwhile refuses to propulsion his value down the nostalgic bout.

Speaking connected his Call Chris Eubank YouTube channel, helium said: "My reply is no, the combat volition not happen. Not due to the fact that of thing different than it breaks the rules.

"Rules is what we abide by. If we don't abide by the rules past we are being reckless. We're being reckless with what? With the lives of these fighters.

"Not conscionable Conor Benn and Christopher Livingstone Eubank Jr, but with the lives of each participants of combat sports.

"Do not beryllium distracted by re-hydration clauses."

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Eubank Sr, 58, has agelong been unhappy with the catchweight bout.

Benn typically fights astatine welterweight, with a 147lbs limit.

Eubank Jr, meanwhile, is 2 divisions up astatine middleweight, for which the bounds is 160lbs.

The combat is acceptable to spot Benn determination up to middleweight, successful opposition to the archetypal 2022 bout which had been arranged for a 157lbs catchweight.

Speaking exclusively to SunSport, Eubank Sr said: "My son, if helium had taken that combat wherever they tried to boil him down to 157, would person mislaid his life."

The British boxing fable mislaid younger lad Sebastian aged conscionable 29 to a bosom onslaught successful 2023.

He continued: "I mislaid Sebastian. What bash I accidental astir losing different one? Nothing, I conscionable pray."

Eubank Sr past referenced American boxer Paul Bamba, who died aged 35 successful December conscionable six days aft winning the WBA Gold Cruiserweight rubric by defeating Rogelio Medina, adding: "Paul said helium gave himself encephalon harm by losing excessively overmuch weight.

“He mislaid 22lbs successful a substance of days. What the promoters are doing present is looking astatine the names and looking astatine the money.

“So, the names of the fathers Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, they are looking astatine the names that gully an assemblage to a stadium oregon an arena.

“This is trampling the rules. They are moving amok.

“It has go a satellite of ‘money first’. Like with the YouTube fighters, it’s the wealth they deliberation about.

“And for the boxers, erstwhile they are headstrong, they are not reasoning astir safety. I cognize what it is similar to get successful determination and to person mislaid each that weight.

“I cognize what it feels similar erstwhile you are getting a hammering. It is dangerous. I cognize what it is similar successful training, erstwhile you are dehydrated.”