Chris Eubank Jr claims Conor Benn has replaced him as the pantomime villain this Christmas.
Eubank believes the collapse of their much-anticipated clash because of Benn's two failed drugs tests has transformed how they are viewed by the British sporting public. Eubank knows he was seen by many as the bad guy going into the aborted catchweight clash while Benn was everyone’s hero.
He feels the roles have been reversed because of Benn's two positive doping tests and claims the fans will cheer him into the ring and boo his rival if they finally meet. “Everything happens for a reason and even though that fight didn’t happen, I probably gained more fans than if I had just gone in there and beaten him, which is crazy to say and think,” he told Mirror Sport .
