Chris Eubank Jr looks likely to return to the ring later this year, and his two-division world champion father, Eubank Sr, has now shared his thoughts on his son’s decision to continue to fight.
Eubank Jr defeated Conor Benn in a middleweight affair last April, overcoming a strenuous weight cut and rehydration clause to claim a unanimous-decision win over his fierce rival; following in his father’s footsteps by scoring a victory over a Benn.
However, when they rematched seven months later, it was a completely different story, and the weight cut looked to have a more severe impact on Eubank, who was defeated with relative ease as Benn avenged his first career loss to even the score.
Now, reflecting on that performance, Eubank Sr told Playbook Boxing that his son is a ‘shot fighter’, clearly of the belief that the 36-year-old should hang up the gloves.
“He is shot. If he was a horse, they would [put him down]. He is shot, he is spent. Now, the boxing authorities, the boxing experts, everyone can see it but no one is paying attention to it – and I want to be party to that? I’m going to stand [by his side]? No. I have got to stay alone.”
“I have given my life to this. I only can wish Junior luck and mercy.”
It is the latest swing in the public relationship between the pair. Eubank Sr was strongly against the Benn fight, saying that the weight was dangerous for both men. He did, however, turn up on the night and celebrated the win with his son. He was also present for the rematch, but once again criticised the match-up and the promoters behind it.
Despite his father’s criticism, Eubank Jr could be set to return to action Down Under, linked to a scrap against Australia’s Michael Zerafa on away soil.
