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George Flood

EXPLAINED: Chris eubank jr vs conor benn glove row explained as tempers boil over between teams | Vintage Vibes

Tempers flare: Matchroom CEO Frank Smith squares up to Chris Eubank Jr’s advisor Mazhar Majeed in a tense clash on Friday - (X/@MatchroomBoxing)

Another day packed full of incident and controversy preceded this weekend’s huge grudge match between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn.

The arch-rivals will finally settle their differences inside the ring at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night in a mammoth, all-British main event being contested at middleweight, two-and-a-half years since their initial bout was cancelled at late notice after Benn - who has always denied any wrongdoing - failed two voluntary drugs tests.

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