Chris Eubank Jr. could have a secret announcement in mind off the back of his rematch with Conor Benn, in line with a rival promoter.
Hoping to definitively close out a familial rivalry with Conor Benn this weekend within the capital, former IBO middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. holds a hard-fought win over the Greenwich native from earlier this yr.
And set to do battle again this weekend, the duo have been locked in a bitter feud stemming from their very own respective fathers, Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn, from the Nineteen Nineties.
Nonetheless, ahead of the grudge match re-run, a long-time nemesis of Eubank has made quite a surprising prediction regarding the Hove star’s immediate boxing plans.
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Eddie Hearn expects imminent Chris Eubank Jr. retirement
At loggerheads with Eubank Jr. for a while now, Matchroom Boxing leader Eddie Hearn and the previous champion have been embroiled in a notable feud this yr particularly.
And backing his client Benn to avenge his first profession loss this weekend in London, Hearn made the claim that Eubank Jr.’s camp is looking forward to the 36-year-old to hold up his gloves post-fight, in an enormous prediction.
“I do know that plenty of his (Chris Eubank Jr.) circle don’t need to fight anymore,” Hearn told Pro Boxing Fans during an interview. “I do imagine this will likely be his last fight.
“I’d say win, lose or draw, but I do imagine he gets beaten [against Benn] on Saturday,” Hearn explained. “But I believe he’s getting old, and he has been involved in plenty of tough fights, and I believe this will likely be one other tough fight on Saturday.”
Chris Eubank Jr. shocks father with healthful announcement
Grabbing the headlines earlier this yr, former world champion megastar Eubank Sr. joined his son within the capital in a large arrival to the world for his first fight with Benn.
And collaborating in a biography piece with the BBC ahead of this weekend’s grudge match, Eubank Jr. revealed his father will soon develop into a grandfather — with twin grandsons on the way in which.
“Awh, Rastafari, reach! Eubank Sr. exclaimed. “Whoa! Oh, wow. Wow.”