Boxing
Chris Eubank Jr ‘in pain’ in press conference on eve of Conor Benn fight
Chris Eubank Jr has stated that the discomfort of making weight is insignificant compared to the death of his brother and the rejection from his father. The British boxer will drop down to the middleweight limit of 11st 6lbs in preparation for his clash with arch-rival Conor Benn in their family feud match tomorrow night. Eubank Jr, 35, was taunted by Benn, who called him a “fat boy” and told him to “get the weight off” in a derogatory jibe at a fiery press conference on Thursday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
However, the Brighton pugilist brushed off the difficulty of making weight as trivial compared to larger issues in his life. Eubank Jr’s brother Sebastian tragically passed away in Dubai in 2021 due to a heart attack while swimming. His father, two-weight world champion Chris Sr, branded him a “disgrace” for hitting Benn with an egg at a previous media event and stated this fight should not proceed.
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