Chris Eubank

The fight is not yet off, as only fighters themselves can pull out of bouts, but Snr's words have led to Benn mocking Eubank Jr on social media with posts ...

The public,' he said. Significant financial penalties are in place should either fighter come in over the 157lb catchweight. 'If they're not going to listen to me, then they'll have to listen to my King's Counsel. Because his dad is speaking sense and who will back me up? The 56-year-old also said he could take legal action. Chris Eubank Snr sensationally claimed on Monday that he would not allow his son to fight below 160lbs, with the fight agreed at a 157lb catchweight.

Chris Eubank Sr has vowed to do everything he can to pull his son out of his projected catchweight bout with Conor Benn at the O2 Arena in London on October ...

He is coming down 1oz below 160lbs which cannot happen on my watch.” Eubank Jr and Benn are scheduled to meet in a 157lb showdown three decades after the last of two famous meetings between their respective fathers. Chris Eubank Sr has vowed to do everything he can to pull his son out of his projected catchweight bout with Conor Benn at the O2 Arena in London on October 8.

Jermell Charlo, who is currently undisputed champion of the super-welterweight division, is one name that has been mentioned, while a fight with Chris Eubank Jr ...

They’re the types of fights I want to be in next. “Of course I want to fight Chris Eubank. But the second fight now they have got to deliver me someone big because that is in the contract.” "As long as it makes me get my teeth into training camps. [Liverpudlian ](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/)opened up with punches, belting him into the ropes. Eubank Jr takes on Conor Benn next month. Smith and Shalom were also left less than impressed by what had gone on. The move prompted a count from referee Victor Loughlin. READ MORE: The fight was fought on pretty even terms in the first three rounds, with both doing good work.

Chris Eubank has expressed dismay at plans to force his son Chris Eubank Jr. to make 157 pounds for a fight with Conor Benn.

“Obviously, I wanted to see the fight happen. “I believe that the weight at 157 is what Chris Eubank’s team asked for. It’s probably the biggest fight of this decade or this generation. As Conor said, it’s a fight for the British public. More will undoubtedly be released in the coming hours, especially given that Eubank Jr. So far, Eubank has made only one statement regarding the death of rapper Pnb Rock.

Yesterday it was reported on various media outlets that Chris Eubank Sr pulled his son, Chris Eubank Jr, out of his October 8th fight with Conor Benn amid.

Benn and Eubank would have suffered a loss likely for nothing. I never really felt that it was going to be a fair fight and Eubank Sr validated my concerns when he said that he would not be going into a situation like that without being 100% himself. If we delve a bit deeper and put the excitement for the proposed fight to one side for a second, you have to ask yourself what it would have achieved for the future legacy of either boxer. if you have a child and someone’s trying to actually take that child away from you, and do something wrong to that child, as a dad you wouldn’t let them. We have to be strict otherwise lives are put in danger and my son’s life cannot be put in danger. “If he doesn’t take the advice then I have to put my foot down…

Chris Eubank Snr sensationally claimed on Monday that he would not allow his son to fight below 160lbs, with the fight agreed at a 157lb catchweight. The fight ...

‘I gave my son his instructions and he chose to follow a different (path)… but he can’t override his dad. Because his dad is speaking sense and who will back me up? Significant financial penalties are in place should either fighter come in over the 157lb catchweight. That fight does not happen.’ Conor Benn (right) mocked Chris Eubank Jr (left) after Jr’s father tried to pull him from the fight

Former world champion Chris Eubank has said he wants his son's fight against Conor Benn scrapped due to concerns about the 157 pounds weight limit, ...

I don't do that to my son. "But I told him, you cannot go beneath 160, and he's gone down to 157. having never fought below 160 pounds in his professional career.

Conor Benn's fight could be off with Chris Eubank Jr as Chris Eubank Sr threatens to force his son to pull out…

If he doesn’t want to follow it he will be dragged along. “If he doesn’t take the advice then I have to put my foot down… But he will do what is right for him… [Chris Eubank Sr](http://www.givemesport.com/chris-eubank-sr) got the better of Nigel Benn in their opening fight thanks to a tactical knockout in the ninth round, with their rematch much closer. That fight does not happen. However, he is claiming that he will pull Eubank Jr from the fight as he has concerns over the 157lbs catchweight and wants to protect his son.

Chris Eubank Sr claimed he has told his son to pull out of his fight with Benn which is due to take place in London on October 8.

I can only run it as a business and have contracts with the boxers." "It’s something that is really between father and son, currently he’s training down in Brighton with Ronnie [Davies], the usual set-up," added Sauerland. That’s where we are at the moment, he’s doing media activities this afternoon and the fight is very much on."

Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn is 'absolutely on' despite Chris Eubank Sr's threat to pull his son from the bout. Promoter Kalle Sauerland has declared: 'We ...

Senior even tried to persuade Benn not to take the fight. If he doesn't want to follow it, he will be dragged along. But he will do what is right for him… 'If he doesn't take the advice then I have to put my foot down… That fight does not happen. - Chris Eubank Sr had claimed he will pull his son from his fight with Conor Benn

Chris Eubank Sr claimed he has told his son to pull out of his fight with Benn which is due to take place in London on October 8.

I can only run it as a business and have contracts with the boxers." "It’s something that is really between father and son, currently he’s training down in Brighton with Ronnie [Davies], the usual set-up," added Sauerland. That’s where we are at the moment, he’s doing media activities this afternoon and the fight is very much on."

Chris Eubank Sr has vowed to do everything he can to pull his son out of his projected catchweight bout with Conor Benn at the O2 Arena in London on October ...

He is coming down 1oz below 160lbs which cannot happen on my watch.” “We have to be strict, otherwise lives are put in danger and my son’s life cannot be put in danger. Chris Eubank Sr has vowed to do everything he can to pull his son out of his projected catchweight bout with Conor Benn at the O2 Arena in London on October 8.

Eubank Sr - who lost his middle child Sebastian to a heart attack last year - is concerned for his eldest's health having accepted a fight at a career-lowest ...

Kell Brook has been backed to step in for Chris Eubank Jr and face Conor Benn after news broke that his father is attempting to pull him out of the October 8 clash. The bout has been agreed at a 157lb catchweight, 3lb lower than Eubank Jr has ever fought in his boxing career. If he doesn't want to follow it, he will be dragged along. But he will do what is right for him. Before Queensbury Promotions’ Head of Content, Dev Sahni commented: “Imagine the scenes if Eubank pulls out and Kell Brook steps in for him again,” in reference to when Brook stood in for Eubank Jr in facing Gennady Golovkin. Kell Brook backed to replace Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn after brutal sparring footage