Chris Eubank Jr offers to step in if Fury vs Joshua falls through
In a video with the offer, Eubank Jr steps on the scales at 205.9 and says "That's heavyweight", while Conor Benn's camp talk of a trilogy with him at 168lb.
https://twitter.com/ChrisEubankJr/status/2104568183470658045
Chris Eubank Jr has offered himself as a replacement if Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua falls through.
"If Fury vs AJ falls through… I'll stop dieting, put some extra lbs back on & step up to the plate. Let me know boys," he wrote on X, tagging both fighters. In the video with the post, he steps on the scales, which read 205.9, and says: "206... That's heavyweight."
The offer comes with the Cardiff fight on 11 December in doubt over Dana White's role, and after Fury said he would face David Benavidez if the Joshua fight collapsed: Fury says he would fight Benavidez. Every turn in the row is in our Dana White and Eddie Hearn timeline.
Conor Benn's camp have a different weight in mind for him. Benn's manager Keith Connolly has said a third fight with Eubank could come at around 168lb, maybe after Benn gets a win: Benn likely to box at 160lb next, with Eubank trilogy at 168 possible.
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