Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn talks ‘close to the end line,’ says promoter Eddie Hearn on potential April combat

Chris Eubank Jr’s long-awaited grudge combat with Conor Benn is close to the end line and a ‘stadium blockbuster awaits’ in April, says promoter Eddie Hearn.

The bitter rivals have been locked in negotiations in latest weeks, however Hearn, who represents Benn, believes that an settlement might lastly be reached within the coming days.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has reportedly been focused as a venue, though the venue is but to be confirmed, and a date of April 26 is being reported.

“I think we either get it made this week or we don’t,” Hearn advised Sky Sports activities. “His Excellency [Turki Al-Sheikh, chair of General Authority for Entertainment in Saudi Arabia] has made it clear that it’s a fight that he wants to see and be involved with, which helps, because it enables him to sit in the middle and negotiate with both sides.

“If I used to be negotiating with Eubank, I do not assume the combat would get made, if I am trustworthy. Fortunately I am not.

“We are drawing closer to the finishing line. It’s not done yet, but a stadium blockbuster awaits hopefully in April.”

Hearn added: “If everybody was sensible, I’d be 100 per cent [confident the fight happens]. But this is boxing, and no one is sensible. Watch this space.”

Eubank Jr’s October 2022 combat with Benn was cancelled when his opponent examined constructive for a banned substance clomifene.

Benn’s licence was eliminated by the British Boxing Board of Management, however the suspensions had been lifted this November after the Nationwide Anti-Doping Panel acknowledged they had been “not comfortably satisfied” that the 28-year-old had dedicated a doping offence.

Benn’s reprieve has paved the way in which for Eubank Jr and Benn, the sons of nice British rivals Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn, to reignite their very own rivalry within the ring.