{"id":255666,"date":"2025-11-10T22:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/255666\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T22:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:17:12","slug":"its-magical-conor-benn-names-dream-buy-hes-eyeing-up-if-chris-eubank-jr-fails-to-make-weight-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/255666\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s magical&#8217; &#8211; Conor Benn names dream buy he&#8217;s eyeing up if Chris Eubank Jr fails to make weight again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conor Benn has revealed he plans to buy a Ferrari with any money gained from Chris Eubank Jr missing weight for their rematch.<\/p>\n<p>The Brighton boxer tipped the scales at 0.05lbs over the contracted 160lbs limit for their first bout in April.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Benn already knows what he will buy if Eubank Jr is fined for missing weight again\" height=\"578\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"talkSPORT\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/conor-benn.png\" data-caption=\"Benn already knows what he will buy if Eubank Jr is fined for missing weight again\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/conor-benn.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Benn already knows what he will buy if Eubank Jr is fined for missing weight againCredit: talkSPORTHe is old! Eddie Hearn reveals shock prediction for Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn 2<\/p>\n<p>It <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3150045\/chris-eubank-jr-misses-weight-fine-conor-benn-fight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cost Eubank Jr \u00a3375,000<\/a> and his fine went straight into the bank account of his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>On that occasion, Benn used the money to buy a Rolls Royce following his decision loss in London.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old is hopeful his rival will do the same when he hits the scales on Friday ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3420350\/chris-eubank-jr-vs-conor-benn-2-live-commentary-date-uk-time-undercard-venue\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their second meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They will collide in the ring at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night, live on talkSPORT.<\/p>\n<p>As was the case earlier this year, the weight limit is 160lbs with a 10lbs rehydration clause also included.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the fight, Benn spoke exclusively to talkSPORT on Monday and explained his plans if Eubank Jr misses weight again.<\/p>\n<p>He told Drive: &#8220;I&#8217;ll go and buy a Ferrari. In fact, I&#8217;ve already got my eye on one already. It&#8217;s on hold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Benn previously taunted Eubank Jr by claiming he thinks of him every time he gets into his Rolls Royce.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about those comments, he added: &#8220;I jumped in it and I didn&#8217;t even have to pay for it, that&#8217;s the thing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He tried so hard to make the weight, it just makes me laugh, even now to this day.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Eubank Jr vs Benn 2 with DAZN<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content--intro\">*If you click the link in this box, we will earn affiliate revenue<\/p>\n<p>The Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn rematch is almost upon us, and you can watch all the action with <a href=\"https:\/\/dazn.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1101l4aZ2i\/pubref:3708667-eubank-vs-benn-dazn-boxout\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dazn.com%2Fen-GB%2Faccount%2Fcontent%2Fdazn%2Fsignup%3FcontextualPpvId%3Dppv_t_eubank_benn_two%26page%3DPlanDetails\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DAZN (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noreferrer noopener\">DAZN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can currently get a 7 day free trial of DAZN when you purchase this fight, click the link below to view options.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dazn.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1101l4aZ2i\/pubref:3708667-eubank-vs-benn-dazn-boxout\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dazn.com%2Fen-GB%2Faccount%2Fcontent%2Fdazn%2Fsignup%3FcontextualPpvId%3Dppv_t_eubank_benn_two%26page%3DPlanDetails\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Buy Eubank Jr vs Benn 2 from DAZN (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noreferrer noopener\">Buy Eubank Jr vs Benn 2 from DAZN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fact that he was like 0.01lbs over, I&#8217;ve never even heard of that before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So the fact that I&#8217;ve got paid $500,000 for him just being 0.01lbs over is magical. It is so special, that&#8217;s never happened before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite missing weight, Eubank Jr went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3154264\/chris-eubank-jr-conor-benn-result\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">claim a unanimous decision victory<\/a> in their epic first encounter.<\/p>\n<p>A trio of 116-112 scorecards from the judges followed an epic bout three decades on from their fathers&#8217; two fights.<\/p>\n<p>The sons are now set to meet for a second time after their rematch was initially rescheduled from September.<\/p>\n<p>Eubank Jr vs Benn 2 weight limit<\/p>\n<p>The weight limit has once again been a major talking point heading into the rematch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eubank Jr was fined \u00a3375,000 for weighing in 0.05lbs over the limit back in April\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chris-eubank-jr-poses-photo-989828575.jpg\" data-caption=\"Eubank Jr was fined \u00a3375,000 for weighing in 0.05lbs over the limit back in April\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chris-eubank-jr-poses-photo-989828575.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Eubank Jr was fined \u00a3375,000 for weighing in 0.05lbs over the limit back in AprilCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Eubank Jr and Benn will once again meet at the former&#8217;s natural weight for a middleweight bout at 160lbs.<\/p>\n<p>The 10lbs rehydration clause will also limit the fighters to weighing 170lbs on the morning of the fight.<\/p>\n<p>It is a controversial rule <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3565716\/ben-shalom-rehydration-clause-chris-eubank-conor-benn-rematch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in the eyes of Eubank Jr&#8217;s promoter Ben Shalom<\/a>, though.<\/p>\n<p>He previously told talkSPORT: &#8220;We aren\u2019t happy with the rehydration clause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chris isn\u2019t committed to that rehydration clause again as of yet, and the initial time it was put in front of us, it was an ultimatum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the fights not happening unless this [is agreed]. So Chris is in a difficult position then, everything had been agreed. Everything.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eubank Jr and Benn will hit the scales on Friday ahead of this weekend's rematch\" height=\"683\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"MATCHROOM BOXING\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2235967851.jpg\" data-caption=\"Eubank Jr and Benn will hit the scales on Friday ahead of this weekend's rematch\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2235967851.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Eubank Jr and Benn will hit the scales on Friday ahead of this weekend&#8217;s rematchCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d gone through the contract, we\u2019d done every single clause, then we get to the last moment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was, if I remember, maybe just before the press conference and then it landed on us as an ultimatum like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, Chris is a money man, and he accepted the challenge. Is it healthy? Is it right? Should it be banned from boxing? Absolutely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Benn has fought the majority of his career at welterweight, which has an upper weight limit of 147lbs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Conor Benn has revealed he plans to buy a Ferrari with any money gained from Chris Eubank Jr&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":255667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,6102,26599,13605,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-255666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-boxing-news","10":"tag-chris-eubank-jr","11":"tag-conor-benn","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}