Eddie Hearn: Chris Eubank Jr most likely wasn’t medically match for Conor Benn rematch | Boxing Information

Promoter Eddie Hearn says new info tells him Chris Eubank Jr ‘most likely shouldn’t have been within the ring’ for his rematch towards Conor Benn.

Earlier than their first combat, a lot of the discuss surrounded whether or not Benn, who had campaigned at welterweight other than a stateside foray at super-welterweight, might compete as a middleweight towards Eubank – who has boxed as excessive as super-middleweight.

Nonetheless, as combat evening approached, it shortly turned clear that the 160lb restrict, and 10lb rehydration clause, was extra of a problem for Eubank, who managed to beat that hardship to assert a unanimous determination win final April.

Of their rematch, the identical phrases have been agreed and, as soon as once more, Eubank boiled himself down, while Benn had extra time to construct himself up. That confirmed on the evening, as Boxing/articles/cm2e3n57d6mo” goal=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Eubank regarded a shadow of himself and was crushed with ease; twice dropped within the last spherical however surviving to listen to the ultimate bell to lose a lopsided determination.

Now, talking with iFL TV, Hearn, Benn’s promoter on the time, has recognised the impression that the load lower had on Eubank, believing that the Sussex-born contender was not match to combat.

“One factor that I’ve understood and one factor that I do know, hear, that is a part of the sport and it was a part of an edge in that combat, is we all know that making that weight for that combat was extraordinarily tough for Chris Eubank, I do know that.

“My job on the time, sadly, was to all the time make it possible for Conor Benn had the sting. To make it possible for my man would come via. I’m not saying that the load stipulations have been unfair, as a result of that’s what was negotiated, however I’ll let you know is that, bodily, it was to the detriment of Chris Eubank.

“What I do know now could be that, medically, going into that combat, he most likely shouldn’t have been within the ring. And it’s straightforward on the time, if you end up on the opposite facet, to have a look at it as an excuse. However, I truly know now that what he did to get in that ring was fairly outstanding.”

Benn and Hearn parted methods earlier this yr, with ‘The Destroyer’ now set for a shot at Ryan Garcia’s WBC welterweight world title. In the meantime, Eubank is being linked to a conflict with Australia’s Michael Zerafa, mooted to be set at a 164lb catchweight.