CHRIS EUBANK JR and Conor Benn are meeting for a massive grudge match TONIGHT!
Although they are rivals since birth, the two fighters have had to meet in the middle to get inside a ring together.
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Eubank Jr is naturally known as a middleweight (160lbs), whereas Conor Benn is a natural welterweight (147lbs).
Eubank Jr and Conor are getting ready to square off in their highly anticipated all-British fight that has been developing for decades.
The grudge match will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, more than 30 years after their fathers started this intense rivalry.
Can the sons of the legendary boxers be as iconic as their fathers' unforgettable bouts?
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What weight is Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn going to be fought at?
For Benn to be able to battle it out against the son of his father's rival, he has been made to work his way up two weight classes from welterweight to middleweight.
Eubank Jr will have the weight advantage because he is a natural middleweight and has also competed at super-middleweight (168 lbs).
Benn officially made weight at 156.4lbs, while his opponent missed weight by 0.05lbs.
Eubank Jr first scaled at 160.2lbs before his final attempt, which saw him come in at the heavy 160.05lbs and miss weight by 0.05lbs.
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SunSport understands the 35-year-old will have to pay a whopping £375,000 to Benn as a result of weighing in over the limit.
A rehydration clause is in the contract, which means neither fighter is able to add more than 10lb in weight between Friday and Saturday's weigh-in.
Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
THE countdown is ON to one of the biggest boxing events of the 21st Century
Familial tension and a rivalry that has been brewing for years will finally be resolved when Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.
There has been huge drama in the build-up with the pair engaged in a war of words and multiple clashes in person.
SunSport will have full coverage of the blockbuster clash all week and LIVE round-by-round coverage of every fight on a stacked undercard.
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