What Are The Biggest Fines In Boxing History? Chris Eubank Jr Slapped With £375,000 Fine After Missing Weight By 0.05lb

Amid Chris Eubank Jr being slapped with a £375,000 fine for missing weight ahead of his fight against Conor Benn, we at SportsCasting have taken a look at some of the biggest fines in boxing history.

After weighing 0.05lb too heavy ahead of Saturday’s fight against Conor Benn at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Chris Eubank Jr has been handed a stunning $500,000 (£375,000) fine.

It follows on from his £100,000 fine for smashing an egg against Benn’s face back in February at one of the launch press conferences.

But where do they rank among the biggest fines in boxing history? Read on as we at SportsCasting list some of the biggest penalties issued throughout the sport’s history.

What Are The Biggest Fines In Boxing History?

10. Fernando Vargas – £75,000

Following his loss to Oscar De La Hoya on September 14, 2002, Fernando Vargas tested positive for a banned steroid substance known as ‘Winstrol’ and was issued a $100,000 fine (£75,000) and a nine-month boxing suspension.

Vargas, a two-time light middleweight world champion, claimed that the steroids were given to him without his knowledge, but regardless, he accepted full responsibility and made his return to the ring in 2003.

9. Zab Judah – £75,000

Facing off against Kostya Tsyzu in a much-anticipated matchup at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in November 2001, Zab Judah suffered a first professional defeat, losing by technical knockout, and he didn’t take it well.

Judah, infuriated and in disbelief, picked up his chair and threw it towards the centre of the ring . He then approached referee Jay Nady and put his fist to his neck before being pulled off by cornermen.

When the official decision was announced, Judah needed to be restrained by security guards and cornermen once again and was later fined $100,000 (£75,000) and suspended for one year by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

8. Yoel Judah – £75,000

Yoel Judah, Zab Judah’s father and trainer, is next on the list, having been issued a $100,000 (£75,000) fine by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his involvement in a brawl during his son’s fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2006.

In the 10th round of the fight, Judah hit Mayweather with a low blow, followed by a right hand to the back of Mayweather’s head. This prompted Roger Mayweather, Floyd’s uncle and trainer, to enter the ring to approach Judah.

Yoel then encroached and threw a punch at Roger, and an all-out melee ensued, leading to more than a dozen security officers and police officers rushing into the ring to gain control of the situation.

Not only was Yoel handed a fine, but he was also revoked of his licence for one year.

7. Billy Joe Saunders – £100,000

In 2018, a video of Billy Joe Saunders, a then-British WBO middleweight world champion, emerged showing him ‘taunting a drug addict’ by offering £150 worth of crack cocaine to perform a sex act or to punch someone.

The woman punched a man walking past before Saunders quickly drove away from the scene in his Rolls-Royce, quickly prompting the British Boxing Board of Control into an investigation.

Saunders was issued with a £100,000 fine after being found guilty of bringing the sport into disrepute, with BBBofC General Secretary Robert Smith describing the videos as ‘disgusting’.

6. Chris Eubank Jr – £100,000

Back in February 2025, Chris Eubank Jr was handed a £100,000 fine for cracking an egg against Conor Benn.

The pair went face-to-face at a press conference in Manchester, where Eubank Jr pulled an egg out of his pocket and hit his rival across the face with it, prompting it to crack.

Eubank Jr posted on social media afterwards: “Apparently egg contamination was the reason for his two failed drugs tests. So I contaminated him with an egg,” in reference to their proposed October 2022 bout being called off after Benn failed a voluntary drugs test.

5. Roger Mayweather – £150,000

As part of the same brawl that caused Yoel Judah’s £75,000 fine, Roger Mayweather was handed a £150,000 fine for his involvement, as he was the first person to illegally enter the ring.

Mayweather appealed the decision, claiming that the fine was excessive, but the decision was upheld. He was also revoked of his boxing licence for one year.

4. Zab Judah – £280,000

Roger Mayweather didn’t receive the heftiest fine as a result of the brawl however, as that went to one of the fighters – Zab Judah, who makes his second appearance on our list.

Judah was given a $350,000 (around £280,000) fine and was also revoked of his boxing licence for a year.

During the proceedings, Commissioner Joe Brown noted Judah’s previous suspension and fine, stating: “You are a recidivist in this state. You’ve done this before, I believe we’ve got to punish you greater than anyone else here.”

3. Chris Eubank Jr – £375,000

The latest addition to the top 10 comes ahead of the long-awaited, highly anticipated Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn fight, with Eubank Jr being fined a stunning $500,000 (around £375,000) for weighing 0.05lb too heavy.

It adds to his £100,000 fine for smashing an egg against Benn’s face earlier in the year.

2. Julio César Chávez Jr – £720,000

In February 2013, Julio César Chávez Jr was fined a whopping $900,000 (around £720,000) by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for testing positive for cannabis after losing a middleweight championship bout against Sergio Martinez.

The commission also struck the Mexican with a nine-month suspension from boxing.

1. Mike Tyson – £2,400,000

Topping the list of the biggest fines in boxing history is unsurprisingly Mike Tyson’s infamous ear bite of Evander Holyfield.

One of the most memorable moments in the sport’s history came when Tyson bit a chunk out of Holyfield’s ear during their 1997 rematch in Las Vegas.

It resulted in Tyson being fined $3 million (around £2.4 million) by the Nevada State Athletic Commission along with his boxing licence being revoked. His licence was later reinstated, and he was allowed to return to boxing.

Honourable Mentions

Altough not a fighter, and not fined anywhere near the amount that Mike Tyson and co. were, it’s worth mentioning former IBF President Robert Lee.

Lee and three other officials were arrested and charged after they were found to have been selling rankings for bribes. Lee was later convicted on bribery charges and served 22 months in prison and paid $25,000 (around £18,750) in fines.

Not all punishments are monetary, either. Luis Resto found this out when he was banned from boxing for life and served a two-and-a-half year prison sentence after itting to soaking his hand wraps in plaster of Paris before his fight against Billy Collins in 1983. Resto, unsurprisingly, won the fight, and ended Collins’ career in doing so.

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