Chris Eubank Jr seems to be again in sizzling water with the British Boxing Board of Management. Main into his showdown with Conor Benn in April, Eubank had already been at odds with the British regulatory physique for his ill-manned use of eggs on the combat’s press convention. That stunt would topic him to a £100,000 effective along with the roughly half-million effective he needed to pay Benn for not making weight.
However now there’s been phrase that Eubank Jr had used a sauna in an try and make the 160 lb weight restrict, one thing that’s banned by the British Board for bodily security causes. Now Eubank Jr is anticipated to look in entrance of the BBBofC subsequent month to see what if any disciplinary actions he’ll face.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, who nonetheless hopes to stage a Eubank vs Benn rematch within the close to future, tells Sky Sports activities that Eubank’s transfer might have come again to chew him.
“I believe Eubank wished to make a scene of how tough it was for him to make his personal weight and the way horrible it was that he needed to undergo these situations and so forth,” Hearn instructed Sky Sports activities Information. “Nevertheless it got here again to chew him within the jacksie.
“It’s simply a regular board process that any fighter deemed to be utilizing a sauna, which isn’t permitted inside its guidelines, can be introduced earlier than the British Boxing Board of Management.”
Whether or not or not Eubank Jr finally ends up dealing with some further effective or the like, he’s nonetheless secured his win over Benn of their first combat and has the prospect of constructing much more cash in a sequel.