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Topics: Chris Eubank Jr, Boxing
Nasir Jabbar
The Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn fight has faced calls to be CANCELLED just days before their all-British showdown.
Eubank Jr. and Benn are set to meet next Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in one of the biggest grudges matches in British boxing history.
They were due to face each other in October 2020 until the bout was scrapped after Benn failed two pre-fight drug tests.
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Eubank Jr. and Benn will finally clash inside the squared circle on April 26 following an explosive build-up.
But Eubank Jr.'s father, Chris Eubank Sr., has called for his son's fight against Benn to be CANCELLED again due to fears over the safety of both fighters.
Eubank Sr. was against the original meeting happening at 157lbs, with Benn moving up in weight, having campaigned at 147lbs while Eubank Jr. has previously fought at 168lbs.
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Speaking at a charity walk for his former opponent Michael Watson, who spent 40 days in a coma and was left with brain damager after their 1991 bout, Eubank Sr. has called urged authorities to cancel the fight to prevent either man suffering a similar fate to Watson.
"They're putting a fight on that is against the law of boxing," he explained.
"You have a person at 147, going on to Piers Morgan talking about the fact that he is going to go up to 160 and then come back down afterwards. Have you not read the rules? Has your promoter not shown you that there are rules to say you can't do that?"
Eubank Sr., who had two fights against Benn's father, Nigel, added: "Those rules are in place to keep you safe and keep my son safe from ending up from what Michael Watson is having to endure and has been enduring for the last 32, 33, 34 years.
"There has to be rules and I'm going to be the lawman to put these rules in the minds of the people. And I'm holding these reporters to account. You have to support the rules."
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In another interview, Eubank Sr. described the bout as a 'disgrace' and claimed Eubank Jr. is only looking at the money that the fight will generate.
"It's a disgrace," he told iFL TV. "You all need to say it, and you all need to make the Boxing Board of Control do their job. We can't run amok. We are not a country of baboons.
"He's (Jr) looking at only the money. My son will not listen."