Boxer Eubank Jr fined Ksh64 million for arriving overweight for weight check
Eubank was at 72.59 kgs at the second attempt at weighing in behind closed doors at a London hotel.Eubank was at 72.59 kgs at the second attempt at weighing in behind closed doors at a London hotel.
Chris Eubank Jr will be fined $500,000 (Sh 64.5 million) after he hit the weighing scale above the weight limit for Saturday's long-awaited fight with fellow Briton Conor Benn at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Benn came in lighter than expected at 70.94 Kgs with the limit for the 12-round Ring Magazine middleweight bout set at 72.57 Kgs.
Eubank was at 72.59 kgs at the second attempt at weighing in behind closed doors at a London hotel.
Both boxers have agreed on a rehydration clause that bars them from gaining more than 10 lbs between Friday's weigh-in and a further check on Saturday morning.
Eubank is the IBO middleweight champion and has already been fined 100,000 pounds (Sh17.2 million) by the British Boxing Board of Control for slapping Benn with an egg at a press conference in February.
The fight between the sons of former world champions and arch-rivals Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn was called off in 2022 when Benn tested positive for fertility drug clomifene.
The World Boxing Council cleared Benn of intentional doping in 2023, saying a "highly elevated consumption of eggs" was a reasonable explanation for the failed tests.
The pair appeared together at a press conference on Thursday, with Eubank saying that he is okay with following the pre-fight protocols that have now been established.
"The weight cut, the rehydration clause, these are all things that are not an issue, that are not important. There are more important things in life that worry me," he stated.
Eubank, 35 has a 34-3 record and 25 knockouts. Benn, 28 is unbeaten in 23 fights with 14 knockouts.
The fight will take place at around midnight Kenyan time on Saturday night.