The Ring has reported that a deal has been struck for the pair to clash for a second time on Saturday, November 15 in London, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The deal, which was brokered between the two camps by promotional company Sela, will be sponsored by Riyadh Season and Ring Magazine.
The first meeting between the pair was a massive success, with the bout capturing the imagination of fight fans – and sports fans in general – from the build-up all the way to fight night itself, with the dramatic return of Chris Eubank Sr to his son’ side on the night of the fight sparking a huge reaction both in the stadium and online.
After such a tense, well-documented lead-in, few could have expected the fight to match the build-up. But, remarkably, it surpassed it as Eubank Jr and Benn went back and forth in an epic war that had the fans on the edge of their seats.
In the end, the pair battled all the way to the judges’ scorecards, with all three judges scoring the fight 116-112 to Eubank, who had been forced to forfeit a whopping £375,000 fine after missing the 160-pound weight limit by an agonizing half an ounce.
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Before the first fight it was confirmed that the pair had signed a two-fight deal, meaning a rematch was an inevitability. But, after talks to lock in the rematch appeared to break down and Turki Alalshikh hinted that the pair had missed their deadline for Riyadh Season to promote the fight, it seemed the big-money rematch might be in jeopardy.
But thankfully, all the interested parties were able to come together at the negotiating table and thrash out a deal that means two of British boxing’s biggest stars will go toe to toe once again.
