Money Talks - Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn fight purses revealed
Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn fight purses over both bouts revealed
Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn are all set to lock horns for a second time at Tottenham Hotspur stadium in north London this Saturday night, November 15, live on DAZN PPV.
Ahead of their highly anticipated rematch, BBN revealed the lucrative wage packets the pair are poised to pocket.
Rematch Fight Purse
Eubank Jr: £10 million
Benn: £8 million
As he won the first fight, Eubank Jr. became the A-side and commanded the higher 60/40 split.
First Fight
Eubank Jr: £7,125 million
Benn: £7.875 million
For the first fight, there was reportedly a £15 million fight purse split evenly between the pair, but Benn banked £7,875,000 after Eubank Jr. missed weight and was forced to pay his adversary a fine of £375,000, meaning the Brighton boxer receive a lesser amount of £7,125,000, which was further reduced by £100,000 by the BBBofC for his aggressive antics in the build-up to the contest.
Combined, Benn will earn £15,875,000 and Eubank will pocket just over £17 million.
Money Talks
In an interview with TalkSport, Chris Eubank Sr. was asked why his son was putting himself through the same arduous process seven months on from missing weight in their first fight.
Junior publicly shared his difficulties shedding the last few pounds to make weight on social media, using dangerous weight-cutting methods, like using saunas just hours before the official weigh-in.
When quizzed, Eubank Sr. dryly stated the reason for his 36-year-old taking the rematch, "Money," he abruptly answered.
The Next Gen
Chris Eubank Jr. just announced he is about to become a father for the first time, to twin boys.
He proudly pronounced, “So yes, many of you guessed it – I will soon be joining the dad gang. Only difference is I’ll be joining as a father of two! Twin boys!
“I’m so grateful for such a blessing and will do my absolute best to give them the happiest upbringing I possibly can, just like my old man did for me.”
He added, “I never thought about being a father my whole life. I wanna be the type of father that my kids can come to and talk to me about anything.”
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