Conor Benn’s trainer confirms cancellation clause if Chris Eubank Jr comes in 1.5lbs overweight

Eubank Jr and Benn collide on Saturday (Image: Getty)

Conor Benn can have the choice to cancel Saturday’s battle towards Chris Eubank Jr if his opponent weighs in 1.5lbs over the agreed restrict.

Benn, 26, has loved s chic rise by means of the welterweight division however is transferring up two weight courses to battle at a 157lbs catchweight on the O2 Area this weekend.

That agreed weight requires Eubank Jr to drop down from 160lbs, the place he has campaigned as a middleweight having additionally fought at super-middleweight (168lbs) in recent times.

Eubank Jr enters the battle because the favorite however has confronted questions over how a lot the load lower will weaken him – together with his father Chris Eubank Snr sharing main issues over the well being dangers his son can be taking.

Reviews have urged each fighters can be fined £80,000 for each pound they weigh above the restrict with the 2 scheduled to hit the scales on Friday.

However with Eubank naturally the a lot larger man, Benn’s coach Tony Sims has revealed they are going to have the choice to stroll away if he is available in too heavy.

‘Possibly he'll [come in over],’ Sims informed the Each day Mail. ‘The battle’s made at 157 and there’s a cancellation coverage of 158 and a half.

Eubank Jr trolled Benn with a bucket of KFC in August.

‘He would possibly pay the positive from 157 to 158 perhaps, however whether or not he comes over the 158 and a half [or not], we’re allowed to cancel the battle within the contract. I don’t know whether or not he would danger doing that basically.’

Sims admits Group Benn will take into account taking that possibility however believes it's an unlikely state of affairs.

‘We might positively take a look at that,’ he mentioned. ‘However I don’t assume he'll miss the load by that a lot.

‘Primary, I don’t assume he would have urged that weight, and quantity two I don’t assume he would danger the cancellation.

‘He would possibly danger a positive on a pound, however the subsequent pound up I don’t assume he’d danger a cancellation.

‘However I can’t actually converse for him or how he does issues, so who is aware of.’

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