Chris Eubank Jr vs. Conor Benn Referee, Judges Confirmed - Full Event Details
Apr 25, 2025
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Chris Eubank Jr's fight with cross-generational rival Conor Benn is just one day away, and the officials for the contest have now been confirmed.
The pair will clash in a 12-round middleweight contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, April 26...
Chris Eubank Jr's fight with cross-generational rival Conor Benn is just one day away, and the officials for the bout have now been confirmed.
The pair will clash in a 12-round middleweight contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, April 26 at the top of Ring Magazine's first ever boxing card.
Scotland's Victor Loughlin, who has refereed two of Eubank Jr's fights in the past, will be the man in the middle on Saturday night.
Loughlin was in place when Eubank Jr (34-3, 25 KOs) defeated Nick Blackwell, who retired in the aftermath after suffering a severe brain injury, to win the British middleweight title in March 2016.
The experienced Loughlin also reffed Eubank Jr's defeat to Liam Smith in January 2023, jumping in to save the 35-year-old from further damage in the fourth round.
Loughlin has never refereed a fight involving Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) before, but was a judge in the 28-year-old's points victory over Sebastian Formella in November 2020, scoring the contest 99-92 in favour of the Ilford man.
The three judges for Eubank vs. Benn will be Mark Bates, Lee Every and Kieran McCann. All three are English.
Benn's promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed earlier this week that the size of the ring will be 18ft x 18ft, a tad smaller than the typical 20ft x 20ft.
The official weigh-in for the fight took place on, Friday, April 25. A ceremonial weigh-in was held in the evening 6pm GMT/1pm ET) at the Business Design Centre in Islington, North London.
There is a rehydration clause for both men which stipulates that neither Eubank Jr nor Benn can weigh 10 pounds more than the 160-pound middleweight limit on the morning of the fight.
There is a 10.30pm GMT stadium curfew in place at Spurs.
The main event ring-walks have been earmarked to get underway from around 9.45pm GMT/4.45pm ET, with the card to get going from 5pm GMT/12pm ET.
There are a total of five fights on the card, and the action will get underway with Chris Billam-Smith's cruiserweight contest against Brandon Glanton.
That will be followed by Cheavon Clarke vs. Viddal Riley for the British cruiserweight title.
A middleweight bout between Aaron McKenna and Liam Smith will be the third fight of the night and Anthony Yarde's light-heavyweight trilogy clash against Lyndon Arthur is the co-main event.
The action will be shown live on DAZN PPV in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as Sky Sports Box Office in the UK.
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