Chris Eubank Jr. sounded angry and hard done when talking about being fined $500,000 for coming in a mere half ounce at 160.05 lbs for his 12-round clash against Conor Benn at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Promoter Eddie Hearn scolded Chris Eubank Jr. for his unprofessionalism for missing weight today at the weigh-in for his family feud hybrid fight against welterweight Conor Benn this Saturday, April 26th, on DAZN PPV at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
The hits by way of fines keep on coming for Chris Eubank Jr. Today, as he attempted to make the contractually agreed weight of 160 pounds for tomorrow night’s big grudge match with fellow British fighter Conor Benn, Eubank Jr.
This one, if it actually happens, will be a genuine shocker – as well as a very, very dangerous fight for one of the two men in the ring.
Ick the cliche, whether you prefer like father, like son, or maybe the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. This matchup pitting son against son in some form or fashion reigniting the legendary scrap between Chris Eubank Jr and Nigel Benn.
Hamzah Sheeraz says he’s picking underdog Conor Benn to stop Chris Eubank Jr. within six rounds tonight in their 12-round middleweight grudge match on DAZN PPV, with their event start time at 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Conor Benn’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, says he can’t wait for him to win live on DAZN this Saturday night against Chris Eubank Jr.
Heavyweight champions Oleksandr Usyka and Daniel Dubois meet in a rematch for the undisputed title on July 19th at Wembley Stadium in London.
Forget, if you can, the bad blood that exists between Saturday night’s headliners – Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. The opening bout on Saturday’s card at an expected sold-out Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has gone into full nasty mode.
Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Anthony “ATV” Velazquez (16-0-1, 14 KOs) takes on Yusuph “Mr. Mwanza” Metu (11-1, 8 KOs) in the main event at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, this Saturday, April 26th, in a scheduled ten-round bout.