Joshua vs Breazeale: Chris Eubank Jr weighs in twice
Friday 24 June 2016 22:31, UK
Chris Eubank Jr had to skip off an ounce after initially missing the middleweight limit for Saturday's British title defence against Tom Doran.
The champion (22-1-KO17) takes on the Welshman (17-0-KO7) at The O2 - live on Sky Sports Box Office on the undercard of Anthony Joshua v Dominic Breazeale.
Eubank Jr looked in excellent shape at Tuesday's public workout but after arriving late at Friday's weigh-in in Covent Garden, was fractionally over the 160lb-limit even after removing a pair of 'Superman' gloves. Doran, meanwhile, was over a pound inside and the pair then went head to head to exchange pleasantries.
Rather than remove his underwear, Eubank Jr opted to come back after working up a sweat to lose four ounces; weighing in the second time at 11st 5lb 13oz.
Eubank Jr told Sky Sports before returning: "It's not even an ounce. It's a tiny bit over the top. They wanted me to take my underwear off but I didn't want to scare people out here. I'll go for a little skip for two or three minutes and I'll be fine.
"Tom Doran is undefeated and doesn't know how to lose and that makes him a dangerous man. You can't call out the best in the world without putting on top performances. I have to make statements and earn my stripes so Tom Doran is the man I'll make my statement against on Saturday night.
"After my last fight against Nick Blackwell I have seen what you're less prepared than you're opponent and that has made me train, prepare myself 10-fold. I've got too many goals I want to achieve in my career so everything is 100 per cent on point now.
"This is boxing. Nothing is easy about it. If it was, everyone would be doing it. I don't know any harder job than fighting for a living but this is what I was born to do and I do it gladly."
His father, Chris Eubank, added: "We are aiming always for the top. The target has always been the No 1 position and we're just about that. My job is to make it so he's bigger than I was and I can do that."
London heavyweight Dillian Whyte, who fought out a classic British title bout with Joshua back in December weighed in at his heaviest ever ahead of facing Ivica Bacurin (25-9-1-KO15).
The Brixton fighter has undergone surgery on a troublesome shoulder and changed his conditioning regime. Although gaining mass, he looked muscular on the scales as he clocked 18st 1lb 4oz.
Conor Benn was 144lbs for his clash with Lukas Radic, while John Wayne Hibbert was 9st 12lb 12oz for his clash with Italy's Andrea Scarpa.
Watch Chris Eubank Jr vs Tom Doran as part of Joshua vs Breazeale, live on Sky Sports Box Office from The O2, on June 25. Book the event via your Sky remote or online here.
