{"id":47670,"date":"2025-04-26T18:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=47670"},"modified":"2025-04-26T18:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:29:27","slug":"chris-eubank-jr-conor-benn-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/chris-eubank-jr-conor-benn-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"What Weight is Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn Being Fought at?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Despite plenty of controversy surrounding the initial weigh-in during fight week, fans may be wondering \u2014 what weight is Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn being fought at?<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn Weight\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 30 years after a fierce multi-fight rivalry between their fathers, Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn step into the ring for a hotly-anticipated grudge match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium plays host to the bout on Saturday night, but the weeks leading up to the event have been littered with media stunts and trash talk, as is to be expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a war of words stretching back years, a pre-match face-off at the end of February reached boiling point after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/why-did-chris-eubank-jr-slap-conor-benn-with-an-egg\/\">Eubank Jr slapped Benn with an egg<\/a>, prompting a mass brawl involving fathers, promoters and everyone in between.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the pre-match tempers positively scorching, and hype for one of British boxing\u2019s biggest nights in recent memory suitably sky-high, it has also not been without friction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conor Benn is a natural welterweight, and has been forced to tack on considerable mass in order to jump two weight divisions for this contest, which is being fought at middleweight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eubank Jr naturally fits into that exact weight class \u2014 and has even fought at super-middleweight \u2014 although <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 35-year-old clocked in at just 0.05lb over the 160lbs limit in a behind-closed-doors weigh-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, he was fined \u00a3375,000 for missing weight for Saturday&#8217;s fight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chris Eubank Sr skipped the official ceremonial weigh-in, due to objections about the disparity in weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the fight contract includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/what-is-a-rehydration-clause-in-boxing-and-how-does-it-impact-fighters\/\">rehydration clause<\/a>, meaning neither fighter can add more than 10lb in weight between Friday and Saturday&#8217;s weigh-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Chris Eubank Jr Makes Weight For Fight Against Conor Benn<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily for Eubank, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the final weigh-in on Saturday morning saw \u2018Next Gen\u2019 make target weight at 169.4lbs, avoiding another hefty fine in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benn weighed 165lbs \u2014 well within the 170lbs ceiling.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite plenty of controversy surrounding the initial weigh-in during fight week, fans may be wondering \u2014 what weight is Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn being fought at? 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