Conor Benn’s coach admits he would consider CANCELLING Chris Eubank Jr fight if rival comes in over catchweight limit
CONOR BENN’S coach admitted he would consider CANCELLING the Chris Eubank Jr fight if the 157lb catchweight agreement is not met.
Benn is set to move up 10lb from the 10st 7lb welterweight division for the next generation bout at the O2 next Saturday.
But Eubank Jr is braced to make a career-lowest weight and drop 3lb from his usual 160lb middleweight limit.
A rehydration limit is also in place as the pair have to weigh in on the day of the fight, with financial penalties imposed to make the weight.
There is also an option to cancel the fight if either comes above 158.5lb, something Benn’s trainer Tony Sims would consider doing.
Sims told the Daily Mail: “We would definitely have a look at that. But I don’t think he will miss the weight by that much.
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“Number one, I don’t think he would have suggested that weight, and number two I don’t think he would risk the cancellation.
“He might risk a fine on a pound, but the next pound up I don’t think he’d risk a cancellation.
“But I can’t really speak for him or how he does things, so who knows.”
Eubank Jr, 32, has continuously trolled Benn, 26, by posting videos eating fast food and sweet treats.
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That is despite his dad wanting the fight AXED amid fears over his son dropping the extra weight.
Sims sparred Benn’s dad Nigel in the build up to his famous 1993 rematch with Eubank, which ended in a draw.
And despite the admiration for the British boxing legend, the esteemed coach did not take the comments too seriously.
Sims said: “I respect Chris, he’s been a great fighter and that, but a lot of things that he says people don’t really take a lot of notice of.
“He comes out with some strange comments, so I don’t think anyone took him that serious – even his own son.”