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Alex Young

Conor Benn heavier than Chris Eubank Jr at weigh-in ahead of grudge rematch

Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn have both made weight ahead of Saturday's huge grudge rematch.

Seven months after their long-awaited - and long-delayed - first showdown, the pair return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for another slugfest.

Eubank Jr (35-3, 25 KOs), as expected, came out on top in April to hand Benn (23-1, 14 KOs) his first professional loss. All three judges scored the fight 116-112.

It is the fourth Eubank-versus-Benn bout after fathers Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn faced off twice during the 1990s, with Eubank Sr winning the first, followed by a split-decision in the second.

As with the first fight earlier this year, there remains a weight disparity between the pair, with Benn jumping up two divisions for this contest.

Ahead of the first fight, Eubank missed the middleweight limit of 11st 6lb by 0.05lb at the weigh-in - which saw him fined £375,000 - before coming in comfortably below the rehydration limit the next day.

There has been no repeat ahead of the rematch as, on Friday afternoon, Eubank tipped the scales at 159.3 pounds while his rival came in at 159.1lbs. Neither fighter can weigh more than 170lbs on Saturday.

Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn face off before Saturday’s rematch (Getty Images)

"You got beat up by a welterweight," Benn told Eubank Jr at Thursday's press conference. "Did you see your face? Has any other middleweight done that to you?"

Benn said this will be his last fight at 160lbs.

"I'll drop back down to pursue my career to win a world title," he said.

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