[arista]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/a...s/cj0zddrerd3o


[Chris Eubank Jr opened up about
the fractured relationship with his
father and the death of his brother
before Saturday's much-hyped fight
with rival Conor Benn.

The all-British grudge match
will take place at the
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,
more than 30 years after their
fathers began their own iconic rivalry.

Speaking at Thursday's news conference,
Benn, 28, vowed to inflict "pain" on
the 35-year-old Eubank Jr in their
middleweight contest

"What is pain, though?", retorted Eubank Jr,
whose brother Sebastian died in 2021 aged 29.
"I have a brother who is buried in the
desert in Dubai, that is pain.

"I have his son, three years old, he asks,
'why can't I see my daddy?
why can't he take me to school?'. That is pain."

It is becoming increasingly unlikely
Chris Eubank Sr, who beat Nigel Benn
in 1990 before a contentious draw three
years later, will be at Saturday's bout.

Eubank Sr has fallen out with his son
and not been involved in any of the fight build-up.

"My own father, a man I idolised for
my entire life,
and he doesn't speak to me,"
added Eubank Jr.
"We haven't spoken for years and he thinks
I'm a disgrace. These things are what
pain is to me."]