Chris Eubank Jr has admitted he now wants his father by his side – having originally cut him from his corner.
Earlier in the year the boxing icon revealed he’d made the agonising decision to distance himself from his dad, despite all the knowledge and experience he possesses.
Eubank Jr, who is hopeful of finally pencilling in a date for a clash with fierce rival Conor Benn, told the Daily Mail in September: “My dad and I are in a weird and somewhat strange place in our lives at the moment.
“It’s very hard to go through an entire career being with your old man, and then to not have him around anymore in terms of the boxing side of things.
Chris Eubank Jr has admitted he now wants his father by his side – having originally cut him from his corner.
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“I just felt that that’s what I needed.”
Eubank Jr is, however, now hopeful of bringing his father back into his corner.
Eubank Sr hasn’t been part of his son’s boxing career since 2019 and caused controversy by agreeing with those who called Eubank Jr ‘charlatan’ after his knockout defeat to Liam Smith last year.
The 35-year-old is, however, willing to bring him in from the cold when he finally faces Benn.
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Speaking to IFL TV, he said: “Him not being part of my boxing career didn’t go down well.
“For so many years as you know, he was always right next to me or he was in front of me. That was just who he was. That was just a part of his thing.
“So, you take that away – which I did and which I had to do – and I guess he couldn’t accept it. He couldn’t handle it. Or he didn’t want to accept it.
“So, that affected our relationship on a personal level. On a father and son level. Which it shouldn’t.
“This is a business. This is a career. It shouldn’t affect the father and son relationship.
“But, he doesn’t know how to and he can’t separate the two. So I feel like it’s going to take me retiring and walking away from the sport for him to mentally connect with me again.
“Once the Conor Benn fight is made, I’ll send another text and I will tell him, I want you by my side. I want you by my side dad.
“This is history. This is going to be the biggest fight in the UK – possibly ever. We should be in it together.”
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A fight between Eubank Jr and Benn looks set to finally take place in 2025.
It certainly looks more likely to go ahead now Benn has had his doping ban lifted, having previously tested positive for a prohibited substance.
Chris Eubank Jr could finally fight Conor Benn next year
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The fight between Eubank Jr and Benn has plenty of the line given their two fathers did battle twice during their own careers.
Eubank Sr won the first bout against Nigel Benn, with the second clash then ending in a draw.