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Alex Pattle

Eddie Hearn to pursue legal action as Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr is postponed

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Eddie Hearn and other promoters involved in the now-postponed Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn fight are set to ‘pursue’ legal action after the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) ‘prohibited’ the bout.

Eubank Jr and Benn were scheduled to meet in a 157lbs catchweight contest on Saturday night, but the fight at London’s O2 Arena was thrown into doubt on Wednesday when it was revealed that Benn had returned an ‘adverse’ drug test result.

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