Chris Eubank Jr talked to his father at the beginning of this month photo: PA
Chris Eubank Jr admits that his last meeting with his father Chris Eubank SR was “Rocky”, but he hopes that he would be there to fight Conor Bennem.
Until now, Eubank SR was absent from gathering on April 26, a superior showroom in medium weight against Benn at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
The former world champion in two validity was a regular figure in his son’s career until the couple restricted their ties a few years ago.
Since then, they have not talked, but they crossed the paths at the Brighton Center at the beginning of this month to witness the victory of Harlem Eubank over Tyrone McKenna.
Chris Eubank SR took a reverse step away from his son’s career photo Card: Lawrence Lustig
“But I decided to appear and you know, say hello.”
Asked when he recently talked to his father, he replied: “A real conversation in person? Years.
“The truth is that I have never been naive.
“I always knew what was happening.
“I always knew traps and dangers, but I entrusted him with everything to solve everything and reach a scene where I decided that I could not trust anyone but myself with such vital decisions in my life and career.”
Eubank Jr was to face Benne in October 2022, only so that the clash would be put to the fight a week after the “destroyer” twice tested positively in terms of the prohibited substance of clomifen.
Eubank SR, who fought twice with Conor’s father, Nigel Benn in the 90s, was raucous in the disapproval of the original fight, especially when the fight was contracted at 157 pounds – three pounds below the usual importance of his son’s fight.
Eubank Jr and Benn will finally decide their injury photo: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
Their meeting of April 26 will take place in 160 pounds, although both men cannot weigh more than 10 pounds on the second day during the morning – a clause that seems to be favored by Benna, who moves the weight class.
Eubank Jr admits that his father remains concerned Mass limitationsBut he hopes that he will appear on the Night of the Fight.
“It definitely started well,” said the 35-year-old about their chat.
San Diego (May 10, 2025) – “El Vaquero” returned to Sunchang Arena San Diego, trying to win his fans. The victory won, simply the way he imagined it.
Emanuel Navarrete He kept his lightweight WBO Junior World on Saturday evening with a technical decision from the eighth round over the Filipino claimant Charly Suarez. The fight was suspended early due to the cut -off of the left eye of Navarrete, which was ruled by judge Edward Collantes, was caused by an accidental head title.
Navarrete (40-2-1, 32 KO) came out shooting, firing wild right hands and jumping left hooks that bloodied the nose of Suarez in the opening round. Suarez (18-1, 10 Kos), Olympian 2016, found moments of success, sometimes landing on Navarrete’s head, and sometimes only on his gloves.
In the sixth, Navarrete suffered a cut, and they both still traded with ponderous shots in seventh place, when Mexico began to bleed abundantly. The ring doctor waved him just after Bell sounded to start the eighth round.
Navarrete won the results of 77-76 2x and 78-75.
“This is the spirit of a warrior to be a Mexico who helped us today,” said Navarrete. “I felt good, I felt mighty, I felt complete. Unfortunately, what happened with my head, of course that it ended. But when we fought, I felt good.
“From the first moment I knew it was the title of the head. He completely divided the eyebrows and from the first moment I noticed that it was the title of the head.”
Suarez said: “I’m sorrowful at the moment, but it’s part of the game and I know that Navarrete won the fight, but it’s part of the game. I would like to make a rematch. I want a rematch with Navarrete.”
“This is a fight I have wanted for years and I would like to share a ring with this man.
“And then we could throw [Billy Joe] Saunders at its end. “
Turks Alalshikhwhose magazine Ring introduced the fight Eubank Jr vs Benn, said before the fight that the winner would be in the queue for the clash with Canelo.
The Mexican Supergivid concluded four fights with Alalshikh in February, starting with a unilateral victory over William Scull in Riyjad at the beginning of this month to become a superpocaranie champion.
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Saunders was involved in an argument with the Eubank JR team on the night of a fight after he was refused to enter the wardrobe to check manual packaging.
The 35-year-old has not fought since the defeat with Alvarez in May 2021, but said that he was going to return to the ring in September last week.
And Eubank Jr insists that bad blood remains with the Saunders, who defeated him with a divided decision in 2014.
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