Eubank Jr will rematch Benn at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 15 in the hopes of putting an end to their rivalry
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Chris Eubank Jr has revealed that his father will be there ‘when it counts’ for his rematch with Conor Benn on November 15 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Speaking after the launch press conference that his dad did not attend, he said Sr will be present to support him on fight night, but will have no more involvement than in the first fight.
Eubank Jr told The Ring: “He will be there when it counts. In terms of my training and my camp, he’s not been a part of that part of my life for a long time, so I don’t see that changing.”
Ahead of their first fight, Eubank Sr was vehemently against it even happening, publicly damning the fight and his son as a "disgrace".
Eubank Sr and his son had been long estranged at this point, but Sr implored the public and media to get the fight cancelled, saying that the weight stipulations were putting his son’s life in danger.
Chris Eubank Jr, left, accused Conor Benn, right and Eddie Hearn of dirty tactics in their first bout (Adam Davy/PA)
Chris Eubank Jr, left, accused Conor Benn, right and Eddie Hearn of dirty tactics in their first bout (Adam Davy/PA)
But in one of the moments of the year, Eubank Sr reached out to his son the day before the fight. Eubank Sr subsequently made a dramatic entrance to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium alongside his son to watch the unanimous decision victory and triumphantly lifted Eubank Jr in a moment of celebration and reconciliation after the final bell.
There were questions over whether or not Eubank Sr would be present at the press conference, but Eubank Jr only had his promoter Ben Shalom, and two coaches, Brian “BoMac’ McIntyre and Esau Dieguez, by his side.
Although his father will be there on fight night, Eubank Jr had previously explained that his father was still against a rematch or even seeing him fight again.
Eubank Jr said on Loose Women: “My father wasn't going to come to the first one, he called me the night before and our relationship has grown since then, but he doesn't want me to get back into the ring.
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"He's still worried even though I won the first fight. I was in hospital for a few days and he doesn't want me to go through that again. For this fight, I think he's going to be a lot more supportive."
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