Let’s rewind. The first fight was scheduled for October 2026. We had the date. We had the venue. We were practically greasing up our TV remotes.
Then, a bomb dropped. Conor Benn tested positive for a banned substance, clomifene. You know, a fertility drug. Because nothing says “ready to fight” like needing a little help with family planning.
The fight was cancelled. The boxing world erupted into a soap opera. Accusations flew. Legal letters were drafted. My blood pressure spiked, and I hadn’t even thrown a punch.
All of a sudden, the grudge match turned into a court case. It stopped being about hooks and jabs. It became about WADA, the BBBofC, and who had the better lawyers.
Is It Ever Coming Back?
Here’s the crazy part: the appetite hasn’t died. If anything, the controversy made us hungrier. We love a messy story, don’t we?
Conor Benn eventually got his suspension overturned in the UK. He’s been fighting in America. He looks sharp, lean, and hungry. He’s a real welterweight threat.
Chris Eubank Jr.? He’s been doing his usual thing. Fighting, winning, talking a mountain of trash. He still has that Eubank swagger, the same unshakable belief that he was born to fight Benn.
Eubank vs Benn 2: Rematch announced for 15 November - BBC Sport
So the question hovers like a bad smell in a small room: Why not now? What is the actual, honest-to-goodness hold-up?
