Chris Eubank Jr shortly missed the limit of medium-sized weights before his highly anticipated fight with Conor Benn, turning the balance to a half-only compared to the threshold of 160 LB during the official weighing on Friday.
The fight, which makes the headlines in the inaugural newspapers in Ring Magazine magazine at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this Saturday, was surrounded by a meticulous examination of weight agreements, especially due to the history between the two fighters.
Initially planned for a capture weight confrontation of 157 lb in October 2022, this reprogrammed competition was set at the full limit of average weights, with a rehydration clause of 10 additional lb in force for the combat day. None of the two fighters can weigh more than 170 pounds on Saturday morning.
While Benn (23-0, 14 KB) came comfortably under the limit at 156lbs 4 Oz after having helped his rival by calling him “ `fat boy ” during the last press conference on Thursday, Eubank Jr (34-3, 25 ko), which previously competed as high as Super Middleweight (168lbs), reached 160.05 Lb on his second attempt After initially weighed 160.2lbs. He will now be sentenced to a fine of $ 500,000 (£ 375,000) under the contract.
Benn was quick to react to the news of Eubank Jr lacking weight, bringing on social networks to play the same “ show me the money ” while laughing in the camera.
The weighing controversy follows repeated public warnings from Chris Eubank Sr, who was frank in his opposition to the struggle due to concerns about the health of his son – as well as Benn’s health intensifies the weight.
Chris Eubank Jr failed to gain weight for his resentment match with Conor Benn
Benn helped his rival at the press conference on Thursday by calling her “big boy” and made weight comfortably himself
But Eubank Jr has missed the average weight limit of half a half and will now have to pay a fine of $ 500,000 before Saturday’s fight with Benn
The former world champion was particularly alarmed by the weight requests imposed on Eubank JR, in particular in the light of the capture weight of 157 LB initially agreed for their first fight planned in 2022.
EUBANK SR expressed the dangers of the weight cut, from the personal tragedy. His brother Simon suffered from the brain lesions related to boxing and his son, Sebastian, died of a heart attack in 2021.
“They put a fight on which is contrary to the law of boxing,” said an emotional SR in Mail Sport last week.
“I told my son three years ago that the fight does not occur,” continued Eubank SR. “It is the wrong weight. I told him why it shouldn’t happen and why it won’t happen. I was right the last time and I will be right this time.
“We can no longer have Michael Watsons. He is the people’s champion. You are blinded by this circus put by these promoters. Barry (Hearn), your son (Eddie Hearn) said that there was really hatred now. What hatred? It’s just money. There is no hatred.
“Hatred is in the state of mind of promoters. I wish you (Chris Jr), but I know you won’t do it.
In a separate interview, SR scored his son “ Disgrace ” for slapping Benn around his face with an egg at the launch press conference for his fight in February, and undertook not to attend the resentment match on Saturday.
Asked his reflections on the Eubank Jr waterfall, SR said: “It’s shameful. Will I be in your corner? I would never have been in your corner; It’s a shame.
Chris Eubank Sr urged his son to withdraw from the fight last week due to concerns about his health
He also scored Eubank Jr “ Disgrace ” and swore not to be in his corner on Saturday evening
EUBANK SR was furious that his son slapped Benn with an egg during the press conference in February
“You crush an egg on someone’s face, and try to justify it. There is no justification for this. There is nothing noble on this subject.
Addressing Mail Sport for his father’s concerns during the camp, Eubank Jr said: “Of course, he is afraid of losing another son. But it’s my life. I cannot stop my dreams because he worries what will happen to me. I understand it. But I cannot stop what I am intended to do.
However, at 160 pounds, Eubank Jr is back in a more familiar territory than the original capture weight of 157 pounds.
But it is the strict rehydration clause that presents Eubank with a new challenge.
As a rule, the Eubank Jr rehydrates considerably after the Pesins, often winning up to 15 lb before entering the ring. However, the contract for this fight stipulates that it should not exceed 170 pounds in the morning of the fight, effectively limiting its rehydration to 10 pounds.
This restriction is a gap in its usual post-snow routine and adds an additional layer of difficulty to its preparation. The rehydration clause aims to ensure a playground, in particular given Benn’s passage from the Welters weight division.
Speaking to Sky Sports of the weight cup, Eubank Jr said: “It’s difficult. I’m not going to lie. It’s not fun, it’s not nice. This is part of the sport that was to boil a certain weight. Adding the fact that I cannot even drink as much as I wish after the weighing adds another discomfort element, difficulties in going through.
Eubank SR spoke passionate about the weight cup after his brother, Simon (right), suffered from brain lesions related to boxing and died in 2023 after a battle against dementia
Eubank SR also lost his son, Sebastian (photo), after having undergone a heart attack in Dubai in 2021
Addressing Mail Sport during a recent visit to his training camp, Eubank Jr revealed that he had made the decision to work with a nutritionist for the first time in preparation for this fight. “I never felt like I need a nutritionist before,” he said. “I have never lacked weight before. But I’m a plan now. Usually I just trust my own instincts and my own knowledge. But, I made a change for this camp.
He has now missed weight for the first time since his professional return in 2011, and the 35 -year -old man will always have to join the strict rehydration limit on Saturday morning, with other financial penalties on the table if he exceeded 170 pounds.
A ceremonial weighing will take place at 6 p.m. GMT at the Business Design Center in Islington, where Undercard fighters and competitors will compete in front of the fans. The official weighing of the second day is scheduled for early Saturday morning.
