{"id":5078,"date":"2025-04-25T15:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5078"},"modified":"2025-04-25T15:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:07:02","slug":"chris-eubank-jr-misses-weight-for-fight-against-conor-benn-fined-375000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5078","title":{"rendered":"Chris Eubank Jr. misses weight for fight against Conor Benn, fined \u00a3375,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Chris Eubank Jr. has been fined \u00a3375,000 after missing the weight for his highly anticipated grudge match against Conor Benn. The 35-year-old middleweight failed to make the 11st 6lb limit by just 0.05lb, causing a financial setback and raising further questions over his preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Eubank initially weighed 0.2lb over the limit, and despite an attempt to shed the extra weight, he remained over the required amount on his second try.<\/p>\n<p>Benn, by contrast, made weight comfortably, coming in at 11st 2lb, slightly lighter than anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>Both fighters are bound by a rehydration clause, which limits their weight gain to 12st 1lb on the morning of the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Benn, 28, posted a video on social media ahead of the weigh-in, jokingly saying, &#8220;Show me the money,&#8221; in reference to the financial penalties.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Matchroom Boxing (@matchroomboxing)<\/p>\n<p>The weigh-in, which was held behind closed doors at a London hotel, has been a focal point throughout the week, with weight issues becoming a major talking point.<\/p>\n<p>A ceremonial weigh-in will take place later on Friday in Islington, open to the public. The fight is scheduled for Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>This fight has been marred by controversy and delayed before. A planned bout between the two in October 2022 was called off when Benn failed a drugs test.<\/p>\n<p>Benn&#8217;s team has expressed concern over the rehydration clause, which they believe levels the playing field given Eubank&#8217;s history of significant weight fluctuations after weigh-ins.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Chris Eubank Jr (@chriseubankjr)<\/p>\n<p>Eubank, known for his middleweight experience, usually puts on about 14lb after a weigh-in. In the days leading up to this weigh-in, he had two options: to either regain the weight and then shed 4lb on the morning of the fight, or remain within the 10lb window as stipulated by the clause.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first financial hit for Eubank. Earlier this year, he was fined \u00a3100,000 for slapping Benn with an egg at a press conference. Additionally, he has voluntarily compensated \u00a350,000 to boxers who were affected by the cancelled 2022 event.<\/p>\n<p>With the fight set to take place on Saturday, Eubank will have another chance to make weight.<\/p>\n<p>If he misses the limit again, he faces further fines, potentially increasing the cost of his preparation for this eagerly awaited contest.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Chris Eubank Jr (@chriseubankjr)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Eubank Jr. has been fined \u00a3375,000 after missing the weight for his highly anticipated grudge match against Conor Benn. The 35-year-old middleweight failed to make the 11st 6lb limit by just 0.05lb, causing a financial setback and raising further questions over his preparation. Eubank initially weighed 0.2lb over the limit, and despite an attempt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}