Chris Eubank Jr could lose more than $ 1.2 million (£ 900,000) from his highly anticipated fight with Conor Benn after missing the average weight limit.
EUBANK JR weighed only 0.05 lb on the limit of the resentment match on Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and was slapped with a penalty of $ 500,000 (£ 375,000).
The reprogrammed competition, originally a capture weight confrontation of 157 lb in October 2022, was set at the full limit of average weights.
The 35 -year -old man arrived late after trying everything to descend to 160 pounds.
Friday, he published a video of himself exercising on a bike while wearing a full sauna costume and was later seen lying on the ground in a large heat bag while he was trying to sweat the remaining books.
Eubank JR could risk losing $ 500,000 (£ 375,000) if it exceeds a 170 -pound rehydration clause limit on the same day tomorrow morning.
Chris Eubank Jr could lose more than $ 1.2 million in his highly anticipated fight with Conor Benn
Conor Benn helped his rival at the press conference on Thursday by calling him “big boy”
EUBANK JR published a bicycle video in a full sauna costume while he was trying to sweat the books
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 fine is the last success of the Eubank Jr bank account before the fight which was two years in preparation.
He already launched $ 133,000 (£ 100,000) after slapping Conor Benn with an egg while the pair face face to face for the first time in February.
As they looked at each other, Eubank Jr caught an egg in his pocket and slapped him in the face of his rival, with the safety then to rush to separate the two men.
The egg was a reference to the bizarre excuse that Benn ate too much when he failed two drug tests before their fight canceled in October 2022.
Eubank Jr said the fine was “stiff” and promised to “face the situation”.
He also spent $ 66,000 (£ 50,000) to compensate for boxers who had to fight on the 2022 card, which was canceled after Benn’s suspension for the alleged use of a prohibited substance.
He has already scored £ 100,000 after slapping Conor Benn with an egg at a press conference
The fine is the last success of Eubank Jr’s bank account before the well -contested fight
EUBANK JR also spent $ 66,000 (£ 50,000) on boxers who were going to fight on the 2022 card
Eddie Hearn had challenged the promoter of Eubank Jr, Ben Shalom, to a bet of $ 1.3 million on the fight that would win, but later said that he could not accept it because the promoters cannot bet on the fighting
EUBANK JR could also have lost an additional $ 1.3 million (1 million pounds sterling) after proposing to cover the fine of Eddie Hearn for betting on the fight.
Hearn had challenged the promoter of Eubank Jr, Ben Shalom, to a bet of 1 million pounds sterling on the fight that would win, but later said that he could not accept it because the promoters cannot bet on the fighting.
The boxer said: “He will receive a fine of £ 100,000 by the board of directors if he bet this million books which he said publicly that he wanted to make.
“So, how about facilitating your task?” I will put a million and you put £ 900,000, so I covered the fine of £ 100,000 that you will get that you cannot afford to pay.
“Let’s put the money in the whole evening, and the winner takes everything on Saturday.”
The weight stipulations of the combat caused controversy, Chris Eubank Sr declaring him “against boxing law”.
“I told my son three years ago, this fight does not happen,” he said.
“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.
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.
