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Chris Eubank Jr has made a heartfelt plea to his father to attend his career-defining fight with Conor Benn this Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, six years on from his last appearance in his son’s corner.
The pair have endured an estranged relationship over recent years with Sr not having any involvement in Jr’s fights since his 2019 second round stoppage of Matvey Korobov, where he sat ringside in the Barclays Centre, Brooklyn.
Despite this weekends bout being one of the most highly anticipated fights in British boxing over recent years it appears that the former WBO World middleweight champion will not be one of the 65,000 expected to be in attendance.
Chris Eubank Jr Says Father Will Regret Missing Conor Benn Grudge Match
In what is the biggest fight of his career so far, Chris Eubank Jr has said his father will come to regret not being present for the grudge match against Benn, and he still holds out hope of seeing him ringside.
He doesn’t need to say anything, he just needs to be there for me,” said Eubank speaking to Daily Mail Sport. “That’s what would make me happy, it’s not about words, it’s about presence, it’s about showing up for me.”
I’ll do what I have to do on fight night, but I think it’ll be a huge shame, it will be something he’ll regret in years to come.”
His father, however, has already voiced his disapproval of the fight, calling both his son and the event a ‘disgrace’ and expressing serious concerns about the contest’s safety—particularly due to Benn’s two-weight jump and the rehydration clause imposed on his son.
Eubank Jr believes it’s the fear of losing another son that troubles his father most, especially after the tragic passing of Junior’s brother, Sebastian, who died of a heart attack in 2021.
“Of course he’s scared of losing another son,” said the 35-year old. “But this is my life, I can’t stop my dreams because he’s worried about what will happen to me, I understand it but I can’t stop what I am destined to do.”
