Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn have announced they will renew their family feud at The O2 Arena in London on October 8.
Benn, whose dad Nigel was the middleweight and super-middleweight champion when he fought Eubank's father Chris Sr in the 1990s, will jump two weight divisions for the super-fight. The pair will meet at a catchweight of 156lb almost 29 years to the day since their fathers last fought to a draw at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Eubank Jr is still eyeing fights against the winner of Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez or a rematch with Billy Joe Saunders, but takes a brief detour for this nostalgic super-fight. Benn is rising the ranks at welterweight, and will likely drop back down to campaign in future, once he's made massive money for this historic bout.
