CHRIS EUBANK JR vs Conor Benn has been called off which means both fighters miss out on the estimated £7million purse.
Benn failed a drug test after trace amounts of banned substance clomifene were found in a test conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association [VADA].
Matchroom remained hopeful the fight would go ahead, claiming a second test conducted by the UK Anti-Doping Agency returned a negative result.
But the British Boxing Board of Control has stepped in and ruled the scrap is ‘prohibited” despite BOTH fighters wanting to continue with the bout and Eddie Hearn appealing the decision.
A BBBoC statement read: “On the evening of 4th October 2022, the Board of the British Boxing Board of Control Limited resolved that the contest between Chris Eubank Jnr. and Conor Benn scheduled to take place on 8th October 2022 is prohibited as it is not in the interests of Boxing.”
Eubank Jr, a middleweight who has also campaigned at 168lbs, was set to drop to his lowest weight ever at 157lbs to challenge Benn – a career welterweight.
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Benn boasts a 21-0 record but has struggled to find a significant challenger at welterweight, while Eubank Jr has held multiple championships at middleweight and super-middleweight.
Unsurprisingly the 33-year-old boasts a much higher net worth, mostly thanks to his 32-2 professional record.
Here is how the two Brits match up financially ahead of what was supposed to be a big showdown.
Chris Eubank Jr net worth and career earnings
Eubank Jr is reported to have a net worth of £36million.
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Eubank has had some big fights in his career and the contest against Benn was set to be his sixth on pay-per-view.
Clashes with fellow Brits George Groves and Liam Williams have given Eubank his biggest purses to date with the fights reportedly pocketing him £775,000 and £1.3m respectively.
In total he has earned around £3.7m from high-profile bouts against the likes of Billy Joe Saunders, James DeGale and Matt Korobov.
Conor Benn net worth and career earnings
Benn, 26, has only risen to prominence in the last couple of years, with a first round knock-out against Samuel Vargas really putting him in the limelight.
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According to PopularNetWorth Benn has a net worth of £4.4m and was set to earn £3.5m from his fight with Eubank Jr.
That means he is worth considerably less than Eubank – Saturday’s fight was supposed to be his biggest purse to date with DAZN UK selling PPV packages at £19.99.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
