Context:

The long-anticipated boxing match between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn finally took place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, reigniting a historic family rivalry. Eubank, a middleweight, was considered the favorite against Benn, a career welterweight who had never competed at the world level. The build-up to the fight was marred by Benn's failed drug tests, which he spent considerable time disputing, maintaining that he never intentionally used the banned substance clomiphene. Meanwhile, Eubank had recently faced challenges in his career, including a notable defeat to Liam Smith, which he later avenged. The fight, available on DAZN and Sky Sports Box Office, was set against the backdrop of the legacies of their fathers, Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn, whose legendary bouts in the early 1990s captivated boxing fans in the UK.

Dive Deeper:

• Chris Eubank Jr. faced Conor Benn in a highly-anticipated match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a bout that rekindled the famous rivalry between their fathers, Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn, from the 1990s.

• Eubank Jr., at 35, brought experience as a middleweight, making him the apparent favorite over Benn, who had been a welterweight and lacked world-level experience.

• The match's lead-up was clouded by controversy as Benn had failed two drug tests, accused of using clomiphene, a banned substance, which he denied taking intentionally.

• Eubank's recent career saw him face a significant challenge when he was stopped for the first time by Liam Smith in January 2023, a defeat that he avenged later that year.

• The fight was broadcasted globally on DAZN and available in the UK via a DAZN subscription or Sky Sports Box Office, with pricing options for monthly and annual commitments.

• Eubank Jr. narrowly missed weight by half an ounce but managed to comply with the rehydration clause, leading to concerns about his endurance in the smaller-than-standard 18-square-foot ring.

• Despite the fight's intense buildup and historical context, it remained a test of Eubank Jr.'s resilience and Benn's legitimacy as a competitor at a higher weight class.

• Two-and-a-half years after they were initially slated to meet and more than three decades on from their fathers redefining the superfight landscape in Britain, Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn meet at a sold-out Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

• On the face of it, the 35-year-old Eubank should be the heavy favourite heading into a middleweight contest against a career welterweight who has never proved himself to be a world-level operator.

• However, those bare facts are only part of an intoxicating and at times vulgar stew in London. Trading heavily on the legacies of Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn, whose world title clashes in 1990 and 1993 captivated a nation, Eubank Jr. and Conor were set to meet on October 8 before news broke that Benn had failed a drug test.

• It later emerged that the 28-year-old had failed two tests and he has spent much of the interim period fighting to clear his name with the UK authorities. Benn has always denied intentionally taking the banned substance clomiphene and will box with a British Boxing Board of Control license on Saturday night.

• WATCH: Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn, live on DAZN

• In January 2023, Eubank was stopped for the first time in his career by former light middleweight world champion Liam Smith, a defeat he avenged via a 10th-round TKO that September. Nevertheless, doubts remain over Eubank's robustness at the 160-pound limit in his advancing years.

• 'Junior' missed weight by half an ounce on Friday before successfully staying within a 10-pound rehydration clause on Saturday morning. If the older fighter is depleted and wilts under Benn's pressure in an 18-square-foot ring that is smaller than the standard championship size, it would leave uncomfortable questions over where his career goes from here.

• Those would merely be added to the list of queries provoked by this curiously concocted and increasingly bitter rivalry.

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  (Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)