Eddie Hearn thinks Chris Eubank Jr should gain weight for the revenge match against Conor Benn after the first fight `Dangerous ” of their pair.
The EUBANK -BENN GRUDGE match was settled – for the moment – Saturday evening, when the first won a victory in unanimous after 12 shots at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
The weight of the largest EUBANK JR was the main point of discussion before the fight after being slapped with a fine of $ 500,000 (£ 375,000) for having narrowly reached the limit of 160 LB. Eubank Jr had revealed the extraordinary lengths he took to reach the target and his dehydrated appearance during the weighing led some to fear that the effort could cost him the fight.
This also added weight to his father’s argument, Chris Eubank SR, who expressed his concerns about the security of his son.
However, Hearn stated sensitively that Benn’s safety, which weighed nine pounds above his usual Welter weight limit of 147 pounds for the competition, was more worrying.
The promoter revealed that the conditions for a revenge match have already agreed ” and, despite his concerns, insisted that the contract for the first fight concluded for “ one of the greatest fights that we have ever seen in the United Kingdom.
Eddie Hearn thinks Chris Eubank Jr should gain weight for the revenge match against Conor Benn
Benn came two weight categories for the fight, while Eubank Jr was forced to descend up to 160 pounds
Despite his weight and his disadvantage in height, Benn was still able to inflict serious damage to Eubank Jr
“I think that perhaps (Chris Eubank) JR should go down a little lower rather than Conor Benn to come two weight categories,” he said at the press conference after the fight.
“We knew the weight of Chris Eubank all week, right. I knew it at the control weight, the next day, we knew what it woke up this morning and it was absolutely perfect.
“Yesterday he was tight in weight. He is always tight in weight. He did it the last five times, he spoiled, arrived an hour late and could have done so comfortably but they are just, that’s all.
“Apart from his father, no one has said” do you think it’s dangerous for Conor Benn to set up two weight categories to fight Chris Eubank? “You must also remember, this contract has not been negotiated between Matchroom and Chris Eubank Jr.
“It was negotiated by Ring Magazine and Eubank individually and we have negotiated our contract individually. Chris Eubank, Ban Shalom, Mazhar (Majee), they accepted these conditions.
“It is the art of a contract and the plan is to respect these conditions. So for me, the terms were perfect as you saw this evening. You have seen a very uniformly equaled fight where a large 160 pounds almost made its championship weight.
“Conor weight around 165 lb in the ring, Eubank was probably 176LB and Conor resisted. They served you one of the greatest battles we have ever seen in this country.
“But for me, the danger was not for Chris Eubank Jr, the danger was for Conor Benn and that is why we have to think very carefully at the revenge match because I don’t want to see him in too many fights like that.”
Hearn revealed that a revenge match between the pair had already been agreed, while insisting that the conditions of the fight were “on the spot”
After the debacle of weighing before the fight, Eubank Jr cut a dominant figure in the ring, landing 152 punches more than his opponent on the way to win eight laps.
There seemed to be a time when he was on his feet in the 12th round, sticking his head through the ropes, but he joined a demanding last minute. He won 116-112 on each dashboard when he inflicted a first career defeat in Benn, claiming brawling rights in their resentment match after a 30-month wait to compete.
However, Eubank Jr was transported to the hospital by ambulance for precautionary checks. His press conference after the fighting was canceled and he also underwent a cut over his right eye after a face of heads in the ninth round.
Benn said he had broken his opponent’s jaw, but that had not been confirmed.
However, Heunn’s concerns lied with his fighter, adding: “These are the kind of fighting that can shorten your career and he has such a long career ahead of him.
“The conditions are already agreed for the revenge match to advance and it is the same thing as the first contract, so I think we understood it with the figures.”
Benn said, “I wish him good luck. I know he went to the hospital. I heard that he had a broken jaw, so I wish him a quick recovery. I also want to thank (Chris Eubank) SR for his arrival because it is really a family affair and that would not have been what he was without SR there.
Eubank Jr celebrated with his father, the former average weight champion, who shocked the world of boxing by showing up at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to support his son.
The 58 -year -old man had threatened to boycott the fight due to security fears, calling him “against boxing law”, and marked his “shameful” son for slapping his rival with an egg at a February press conference.
But by catching up with the Mail sport at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, he said: “I support my son whatever happens. The egg he did? Very disappointed, but I forgave him instantly. And now he must always understand that you should always preach that this is not the way we comply like standard carriers, like nobles.
