Six months ago, Eubank Jr. (34-3, 25 KOs), 35, and Benn (23-0, 14 KOs), 28, were moving in different directions. "Our fathers tried to kill each other in the ring, so 100% there is a rivalry between us," Eubank Jr. told ESPN in 2022. However, Eubank Jr. points out that the rivalry between him and Conor Benn, while real, is different than the one their fathers endured. "You don't have to hate each other to be rivals," Eubank Jr. said. The NAPD, the U.K.'s independent tribunal responsible for adjudicating anti-doping disputes in sport, and the BBBofC banned Benn after his two positive test results.