The on-again, off-again rematch between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn is apparently back in play.
A report from Ring Magazine revealed that the sequel is set for November 15. The pairing between England's two most notable second-generation boxers will return to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London, where Eubank claimed a unanimous decision in their April 26 thriller.
BoxingScene was unable to verify full details as this goes to publication. However, the Ring report was endorsed by Turki Alalshikh, the publication's owner and whose team will financially back the rematch as was the case in April. The working title for the event is 'The Ring: Unfinished Business.'
Eubank's win in their epic first meeting continued a family rivalry that dates back to the 1990s, when Chris Eubank Snr and Nigel Benn were central figures on the UK boxing scene. The Eubank family is now 2-0-1 in the three fights on the books, though it took for the April 26 show to reunite Snr and Jnr.
The two were not on the same page over the terms for the fight with the younger Benn, 23-1 (14 KOs), which was contested at 160lbs and carried a 10lbs maximum rehydration clause. Eubank Jnr wound up missing weight by 0.2lbs - normally not a huge deal, but he was so late to the weigh-in that he was not allotted any time to shed the extra poundage.
It resulted in a $500,000USD fine issued to Eubank Jnr, though he complied with the same-day weigh-in terms which allowed the fight to move forward.
An iconic moment came during the pre-fight ring walks, when Eubank Jnr was joined by his father, a former two-division titlist. Eubank Jnr then got the job done in the ring, as he won by scores of 116-112 on all three cards to deal the first career defeat to Benn.
Post-fight plans suggested the groundwork was already established for a second fight. The targeted dates were September 20 and September 27, depending on venue availability.
Benn and Matchroom Boxing were on board, regardless of date and location. However, Eubank, 35-3 (23 KOs) - who was hospitalized after the first fight - went silent when the news was announced at the time, nor did he put pen to paper in time to keep alive the working fight dates.
It was subsequently reported that neither Riyadh Season nor Sela would be involved in the rematch by that point. Somewhere along the way, all involved parties had a change of heart and agreed to work together to get this one on the books.
Ring will now go back-to-back with major boxing events. Eubank Jnr-Benn II (or Eubank-Benn IV, depending on the viewpoint) comes one week before the massive Ring IV show on November 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
