Chris Eubank Jr has offered to fly Jake Paul to London to fight him this weekend after his bout with Conor Benn was scrapped.
Eubank Jr was due to take on Benn on Saturday night but the fight was cancelled at 48 hours' notice after Benn failed a drug test. The clash could now be rescheduled, but in the meantime Eubank Jr has continued his online feud with YouTube star Paul.
The pair have clashed on several occasions with Paul offering Eubank Jr a ringside seat for his meeting with Anderson Silva later this month. And after the YouTuber responded to Thursday's cancellation, Eubank Jr said: "How about I get you a jet to the UK tomorrow and we scrap at The O2 on Saturday for the fans that are now missing out because Conor Benn fumbled AND crumbled under the pressure. You come in as heavy as you want."
Co-promoters Matchroom and Wasserman Boxing conceded defeat in their attempts to stage the catchweight meeting at the O2 Arena in defiance of the British Board of Control declaring it was “prohibited” and “not in the interests of boxing”.
The BBBofC acted after it was revealed on Wednesday that trace amounts of fertility drug clomiphene, which elevates testosterone levels in men, had shown up in a recent test by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA).
Hearn stressed that Benn has not been suspended for the doping violation and in a statement released in conjunction with Wasserman Boxing, blamed the sport’s governing body for the postponement. It is undeniable that the British Boxing Board of Control’s decision to withdraw their sanctioning was procedurally flawed and without due process,” the statement read.
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“That remains a legal issue between the promoters and the Board which we intend to pursue. However, whilst there are legal routes to facilitate the fight taking place as planned, we do not believe that it is in the fighters’ interests for those to be pursued at such a late stage, or in the wider interests of the sport.
Eubank Jr took to social media to make his feelings known, tweeting: “Conor got caught using an illegal substance so the fight is off. Can’t believe it. “I really apologise to the fans and everyone that bought tickets, travelled and booked hotels, this should not of (sic) happened. He has escaped his schooling… for now.”
