'my Father Thinks I'm A Disgrace' - Eubank Jr Reveals Pain

Chris Eubank Jr opened up astir nan fractured narration pinch his begetter and nan decease of his relative earlier Saturday's much-hyped conflict pinch rival Conor Benn.

The all-British grudge lucifer will return spot astatine nan Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, much than 30 years aft their fathers began their ain an iconic rivalry.

Speaking astatine Thursday's news conference, Benn, 28, vowed to inflict "pain" connected nan 35-year-old Eubank Jr successful their middleweight contest

"What is pain, though?", retorted Eubank Jr, whose relative Sebastian died successful 2021 aged 29. "I person a relative who is buried successful nan godforsaken successful Dubai, that is pain.

"I person his son, 3 years old, he asks, 'why can't I spot my daddy? why can't he return maine to school?'. That is pain."

It is becoming progressively improbable Chris Eubank Sr, who hit Nigel Benn successful 1990 earlier a contentious tie 3 years later, will beryllium astatine Saturday's bout.

Eubank Sr has fallen retired pinch his boy and not been progressive successful immoderate of nan conflict build-up.

"My ain father, a man I idolised for my full 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 symptom is to me."

Eubank Jr and Benn were scheduled to conflict successful October 2022, earlier Benn grounded a voluntary narcotics test.

A agelong and aggravated look down ensued astatine nan face-off, though location was nary repetition of February's infamous news convention erstwhile Eubank Jr slapped Benn pinch an egg.

Eubank Jr took his spot 15 minutes aft nan scheduled commencement time, leaving Benn and a fewer 100 of nan boxing media waiting successful a convention room overlooking nan transportation astatine nan conflict nighttime venue.

Just for illustration he did successful February, Eubank Jr heckled promoter Eddie Hearn nan infinitesimal nan Matchroom leader began to speak.

"I can't hold for him to smash you to pieces connected Saturday," Hearn said, raising his sound to beryllium heard.

Hearn swapped places pinch Matchroom main executive Frank Smith, but Eubank Jr did not backmost down.

He past accused Benn, who based his training campy successful Spain, of "fleeing" nan United Kingdom.

"He knew he couldn't grip nan unit of nan UK streets and person group shouting supplier cheat and ovum jokes," added Eubank Jr.

Benn, who has ever maintained his innocence, had his suspension lifted successful November aft a two-year-battle pinch anti-doping authorities.

With his begetter sat beside him, he refused to wound backmost and felt "no pressure" successful a bid to widen his 23-fight unbeaten record.

Former world-title challenger Eubank Jr has won 34 fights and mislaid three, but competed astatine a overmuch higher level than his opponent.

Benn has operated nan mostly of his profession 2 divisions beneath nan middleweight limit.

Both fighters will measurement successful connected Friday and are prohibited from adding much than 10lbs by a 2nd weigh-in connected Saturday morning.

Eubank Jr remains favourite pinch bookmakers, but those successful Benn's soul circle opportunity he looks successful phenomenal shape.

Nigel Benn, arsenic he has done passim campy and successful each media event, was by his son's broadside and predicted nan conflict "won't spell past 4 rounds".

He raved astir his boy "bullying" sparring partners arsenic he said of a convention successful which Benn supposedly sewage nan amended of undefeated IBF world super-middleweight champion William Scull, who fights Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez connected 4 May.

"He couldn't return nary much aft 8 rounds, he was meant to beryllium doing 10 rounds," added nan 61-year-old erstwhile two-weight world champion.

Whether wherever is immoderate truth to each nan noise, aliases if it's conscionable fume and mirrors and nan accustomed pre-fight hype, remains to beryllium seen.