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Chris Eubank Sr. has opened up about the emotional and long-awaited reunion with his son in the build-up to Chris Eubank Jr.’s blockbuster clash with Conor Benn.
Speaking candidly, the former world champion revealed how a simple message reconnected the estranged father and son on the eve of one of the biggest nights of Eubank Jr.’s career.
Chris Eubank Sr. Revals How His Reunion Happened
Eubank said: “On Friday night I sent him a message,” Eubank Sr. said. “The message said, ‘Call me when you’re in private please.’ At 10:10, I got a call back.”
Their relationship had appeared strained for some time, with noticeable absences and silence between the pair leading many to speculate on the depth of the rift. But Eubank Sr. explained why he had allowed his son the space to find his own way.
“When someone is going the wrong way, you have to watch them go, because the more you try to hold them back, the harder they pull away from you,” he said. “Junior called and said, ‘I didn’t want to call Dad because I can’t hear anything negative.’”
What followed was an unannounced and deeply private meeting at Eubank Jr.’s hotel, with Sr. choosing to arrive in disguise to avoid attention.
“I said to Junior, ‘Where are you?’ He explained he was at the Park Plaza… I put on a disguise and a mask and Junior said, ‘Nobody will recognise you.’ We sat and spoke. These were my words to him: ‘What do you want me to do, son? This is your show.’”
Despite Eubank Jr.’s famously stoic personality, the encounter left a mark. “This is one of the most private things I can tell you because it’s the truth. Junior is not emotional at all. He sent me a message saying, ‘Glad you are here.’ That’s like the moon coming to earth.”
Chris Eubank Jr. won a unanimous decision against Conor Benn in what was one of Britain’s most enthralling fights of recent years. The history, paired with 65,000 fans and the reunion of father and son, made the event a true classic.
