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Benn's provisional doping suspension lifted

2024-11-07 04:00:13
Conor Benn last fought in the UK in April 2022

Benn is now free to resume his fighting career in the UK and plans to reschedule a bout with Chris Eubank Jr.

Both fighters' teams are pushing for the contest and the preference is for the fight to take place in the UK, rather than in Saudi Arabia.

Eubank and Benn clashed in the Kingdom last month during the week leading up to Artur Beterbiev's victory over Dmitry Bivol. Benn then joined his rival in the ring after Eubank stopped Kamil Szeremeta.

Eddie Hearn, who promotes Benn, said he expects the fight to happen early in 2025.

"It's the easiest fight in the world to promote," he said.

"The first time we sold out the highest ever gate at the O2 for boxing. It was sold so quickly I can't even tell you. Now, with everything, its three or four times bigger," he said.

"I think you'll see it in February or March 2025. It can land in Riyadh but AJ-Dubois (Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois) was epic for British boxing and this will be too.

"It's always nice to have at least one stadium fight a year. To do that in the first quarter would be encouraging for what might follow."

Benn and Chris Eubank have continued to verbally spar since their original fight was cancelled