Paper cuts
THE new week kicked off with, rejoice, yet another twist in the Conor Benn saga. This time, after months of Eddie Hearn stating that he wants Benn against Chris Eubank Jnr to be under the auspices of the British Boxing Board of Control, it was confirmed that the Board have rejected the application for a licence.
Make no mistake, these are barmy times for British boxing considering this is a case that first came to the public’s attention more than 13 months ago and there is still no clear resolution. What is becoming abundantly clear, however, is that Benn and Eubank are almost certainly going to punch each other in the face at some point next year. “February 3rd at Tottenham,” promoter Eddie Hearn said.
Meanwhile, another fight fell by the wayside on Wednesday due to an
