Eubank Makes Weight On Fight Day For Benn Contest

Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Date: 26 April

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Chris Eubank Jr weighed wrong nan 12st 1lb limit astatine a 2nd weight cheque for Saturday's middleweight title pinch Conor Benn astatine nan Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Eubank was fined £375,000 aft missing nan weight astatine nan first weigh-in connected Friday by conscionable 0.05lb.

Both British fighters were bound by a rehydration clause that prohibited them from weighing much than nan 12st 1lb limit connected Saturday morning.

But Eubank weighed 0.6lb beneath nan limit and avoids a 2nd fine. Benn, who deed nan scales astatine 11st 2lb connected Friday, added 9lb.

Eubank, 35, and Benn, 28, conflict complete 30 years aft their father's rivalry successful nan 1990s.

The sons were scheduled to look each different successful 2022 but nan conflict was cancelled because Benn grounded a narcotics test.

Benn, who has denied intentional doping and has been cleared to conflict by anti-doping authorities, is unbeaten successful 23 pro fights.

Eubank - who has won 34 and mislaid 3 - has racked up complete £500,000 successful fines and payments to undercard fighters earlier he has stepped successful nan ring.

Both men are expected to gain a seven-figure purse for nan fight.

Eubank's weight has been a awesome talking constituent successful nan build-up and peculiarly during conflict week.

He weighed 0.2lb complete nan 11st 6lb limit connected nan first effort connected Friday and was still excessively dense nan 2nd time.

The rehydration clause has been criticised by immoderate successful boxing, including Eubank’s father, Chris Eubank Sr.

Former undisputed light-welterweight champion Josh Taylor has said nan title should beryllium called off.

"I deliberation this is perchance a very disastrous nighttime for boxing waiting to happen. I desperately dream this is not nan case," nan Scotsman added connected societal media.

Benn's squad consciousness nan rehydration clause allows for a much level playing field.

Fighters mostly shed immoderate fat complete nan play of their training campy to get adjacent to nan agreed aliases stipulated weight limit.

Before nan weigh-in, which takes spot a time earlier nan conflict night, they whitethorn dehydrate to suffer nan last spot of weight.

Losing h2o weight adjacent to nan conflict allows them to refuel pinch nutrient and h2o overmuch much easily.

Eubank says he would usually put connected astir 14lb aft a weigh-in.

Before nan first weigh-in, Eubank said his 2 options were to either put connected what he usually would and past trim 4lb early connected Saturday, aliases stay wrong nan 10lb window.