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EXCLUSIVE: Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn is 'near-certain' to go ahead as promoter Eddie Hearn holds talks with three overseas bodies to licence the O2 showdown despite Benn's failed drug test Eddie Hearn remains determined Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn will go ahead The British Boxing Board of Control have prohibited the fight from taking place Sportsmail broke the news on Wednesday that Benn had failed a drugs test Hearn is discussing a possible 'Luxembourg'-style deal to keep the fight on Eubank Jr's weight requirements are also being discussed in last-minute talks Follow all the Eubank Jr vs Benn updates LIVE with Sportsmail
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The controversial fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr is ‘near certain’ to go ahead on Saturday, according to multiple sources close to the bout.
Sportsmail understands there are currently as many as three overseas sanctioning bodies in the frame to rubberstamp the promotion in the event that legal maneuverers by Eddie Hearn to get the British Boxing Board of Control back on side fall short.
Meetings with the Board and its lawyers are happening today after they announced their opposition to the fight ‘in the interests of boxing’ following