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title: "Matchroom CEO Responds To Eubank Weight Criticism: ‘They Wanted Brook At 157’"
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published: "2022-10-18T13:32:52Z"
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# Matchroom CEO Responds To Eubank Weight Criticism: ‘They Wanted Brook At 157’

Frank Smith has hit back at criticism of the weight limit imposed on Chris Eubank Jr for his now postponed fight with Conor Benn – saying some of those most vocal were attempting to make a fight with Jr and Kell Brook at the same weight.

The Matchroom Boxing CEO, speaking to [Boxing Social,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMObrfdztMI&t=1016s) took a pop at rival promoter Ben Shalom who had done prior interviews to voice concerns about the effect of the 157lb weight limit on Eubank.

> “People are very quick to jump on the bandwagon. I see Ben Shalom on Talksport with Simon Jordan. I’m not talking down on people but people are very quick to jump on the bandwagon – they \[Boxxer\] were trying to make the Kell Brook \[vs Eubank\] fight at 157lbs.”
>
> “So, you can’t pick and choose.”

Concern about Eubank’s health began to emerge during fight week, with the 33-year-old looking dried out and gaunt in the face in the days approaching the Friday weigh in.

[Even Nigel Benn recently admitted the 157lb weight limit was too harsh on Jr, and that any future fight would have to take place at the middleweight limit of 160lbs](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/nigel-benn-agrees-with-eubank-sr/).

Whether the fight between Eubank and Benn is ever rescheduled remains well and truly up in the air, with a degree of clarity expected once the results of Benn’s ‘B’ sample are confirmed by VADA.

It is reported that Benn could be looking at a ban of up to four years if found guilty, however, [Eddie Hearn says he expects a lot of people to change their minds when all the facts come out](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/eddie-hearn-people-will-change-their-mind/).