Eubank vs Benn: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction, ring walks tonight

One of the biggest all-British showdowns boxing has seen in recent years is a contest more than two and a half years in the making. It was originally supposed to take place in October 2022 but was cancelled at late notice after Benn failed two voluntary drug tests.

Benn has always denied any wrongdoing after testing positive for clomifene and has since fought to clear his name, finally able to continue his stalled career in the UK in November.

Tensions with long-time foe Eubank Jr continued to simmer until confirmation in January that the duo would lock horns in April, more than 31 years after their famous fathers – Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn – contested the second of their blockbuster title fights in the 1990s.

One of British boxing’s most intense rivalries of that decade has since been passed down, with a genuine dislike having built between the duo and multiple clashes erupted between Eubank Jr and Benn, including at a chaotic press conference in February when Eubank Jr slapped his opponent with an egg during a wild face-off – a reference to the WBC’s report in 2023 that a “highly-elevated consumption of eggs” was a “reasonable explanation” for Benn’s failed tests – that ended in a brawl.

Such a headline-grabbing stunt earned Eubank Jr a hefty fine of £100,000 from the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC), with the pair largely and wisely kept at more of a distance in their media engagements since then in a bid to try and keep the peace.