Chris Eubank Jr misses weight and is heavily fined
Chris Eubank Jr. missed the 160-pound weight limit for his fight against Conor Benn on April 25, 2025.
• Eubank Jr. weighed in at 160.2 pounds on his first attempt and 160.05 pounds on his second, missing the middleweight limit by just 0.05 pounds. As a result, he was fined $500,000, per the fight contract’s weight clause.
• The fine, equivalent to £375,000, was noted as a significant penalty for such a marginal miss, with one user humorously comparing the 0.05-pound excess to “less than half the weight of a single egg.”
• Concerns were raised about the health risks of Eubank Jr.’s weight cut, especially at age 35, with some users referencing his father, Chris Eubank Sr., who opposed the fight due to the dangerous weight cut. One post shared footage of Eubank Jr.’s last-ditch efforts to make weight, emphasizing the physical toll.
• Promoter Eddie Hearn commented that Eubank Jr. arrived an hour late to the weigh-in and could have made weight with more effort, noting it was the same 160-pound limit Eubank had met in his last five fights.
• Despite the miss, the fight was not canceled due to a rehydration clause allowing both fighters to weigh no more than 170 pounds on fight day morning. This clause was a point of contention, with users questioning the safety of the weight-cutting process.
