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On the 26th of April Conor Benn (23-0, 1KO) will be jumping up two weight classes from his usual welterweight limit to take on long time rival Chris Eubank Jnr (34-3, 25KO) in a middleweight clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Benn has stated that the bout will be his only contest at 160lbs before returning to his more natural weight limit, in what will be a career heaviest, having only ever reaching above 154lbs once in his career during his comeback fight against Rodolfo Orozco (33-4-3, 25KO).
Despite the huge media circus following the fight in recent weeks Chris Eubank Snr believes the fight will not, and should not go ahead due to the catchweight rulings set for the contest.
Promoters should face ban for catchweight fights says Chris Eubank Snr
“Welterweights fight welterweights, if these rules are flouted by the promoters they have to have their licences revoked, this is why Conor Benn versus Junior will not happen,” said Eubank Snr on his YouTube channel
“We are the gladiators, we are the ones who shape the minds of society when it comes to chivalry, what we do people follow, we inspire them to follow, we just can’t have these promoters trampling our statutes.”
Eubank Snr knows all about the dangers of entering the ring with his world title contest against Michael Watson ending in tragedy after Watson suffered life changing injuries leading to stricter rules around medical staff at events.
“Look at Michael Watson, Watson came in at eleven stone ten for a twelve stone fight, how much did that contribute to his injuries, this is real this ain’t no joke, you’ve looked at Michael you’ve seen the videos of what he went through.”
“He should have come in two pounds heavier, what did that contribute to his injury, what did that take away from him to make it so that he suffered the injury that he did, this is the lives of people who we have to protect.”
