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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Will Castle

EXPLAINED: Wbc backs winner of eubank jr vs benn to fight canelo alvarez | Rare Historical Photos

The WBC has backed the winner of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn to become the next challenger of super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.

The two born-rivals will stand off in one of the most hotly-anticipated bouts in British boxing history this weekend, more than three decades on from when their esteemed fathers, Chris Sr and Nigel, settled their own bitter in-ring grudge.

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