GRUDGEMENT DAY

IF this is a fight built on the foundations of a rivalry between their fathers then it is fair to say the doping scandal is the blocks which have made this the event it is.

- By CHRIS MCKENNA

The sons of two boxing icons are supposedly putting family legacy on the line at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight.

Chris Eubank Jr, the son of Chris Sr, takes on Conor Benn, one of Nigel’s offspring.

The biggest fight in British boxing history as promoters involved have claimed? Hyperbole.

A 65,000 sell out is the official line from those running the event, although tickets are freely available from numerous people around boxing and on resale sites below face value.

Yet the fact that both fighters will earn in the region of €9m for the bout — more than three times their purses for their initial October 2022 date — proves that the doping controversy has made this bigger.

It also helps that Saudi Arabia, under the Ring Magazine banner, are bankrolling it with a sponsorship from a computer game which has not got a suitable name to be associated with boxing.

It feels wrong to see both men stand in front of a banner that reads 'Fatal Fury' given the dangers of this sport.