Eubank Jr vs Benn weigh-in LIVE: Latest updates and start time

Over Benn’s shoulder shall be his father Nigel, as soon as a satan within the ring, now his son’s guardian angel. Throughout the canvas, Eubank Jr might glare again on the youthful Benn, or he may go for a smirk. He knows, after all, how to wind up his rival.

Right here is the unhappy fact behind what may very well be the best second of Eubank Jr’s profession:

When Conor Benn visited essentially the most distant depths of his private hell, essentially the most unhospitable corners within the underworld of his thoughts, he almost determined he didn’t need to resurface.

“I didn’t suppose I used to be going to make it by means of this era,” he stated in 2023, and when requested by Piers Morgan if he had felt suicidal, Benn admitted: “Yeah, I’d say so. And it upsets me now, as a result of I don’t know the way I bought so dangerous.”

Benn’s innocence has been debated and doubted for two-and-a-half years, ever because the revelation that the now-28-year-old had returned two antagonistic drug-test outcomes. These Voluntary Anti-Doping Affiliation findings got here to mild simply days earlier than he was on account of face Chris Eubank Jr, plunging Benn into darkness and a special struggle altogether: with followers, boxing authorities, and himself.

To today, Benn proclaims his innocence. He has shed tears privately and publicly – tears which some take as indicators of innocence, whereas others understand every drop as a betrayal of his guilt. That’s how drastic the division is amongst followers.

Will Benn ever be forgiven? And does he have to be?

Right here’s Will Citadel’s report from yesterday’s press convention, the place Eubank Jr spoke candidly in regards to the “ache” of shedding his brother, and of his strained relationship together with his father:

Eubank Jr and Benn will conduct an official weigh-in at 11am BST, earlier than the ceremonial weigh-in takes place at 6pm BST.

Will there be any last-minute drama immediately? If both man misses weight or violates the rehydration clause, there shall be a wonderful.

On that observe, Eubank Jr stated in February that he may ignore the clause and settle for the monetary penalty! Absolutely a bluff.

The struggle is being fought at middleweight (160lb), with Benn required to maneuver up two divisions from welterweight (147lb) to struggle Eubank Jr. That is up from the burden restrict of 157lb agreed for the preliminary struggle in 2022, earlier than it was cancelled.

Eubank Jr is a pure middleweight and has additionally competed at super-middleweight (168lb), so will possess the burden benefit.

Nonetheless, there’s a hydration clause that can limit both man from weighing greater than 170lb on struggle night time, which may work towards Eubank Jr.

Chris Eubank Jr’s grudge match with Conor Benn is simply over 24 hours away, and the British rivals will face off one remaining time in immediately’s weigh-in forward of tomorrow’s highly-anticipated struggle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

February’s first press convention between Eubank Jr, 35, and Benn, 28, saw the former slap his rival with an egg, whereas the follow-up that week was with out bodily motion, although it was nonetheless fascinating.