- Chris Eubank Sr and his son were reunited on fight night this weekend
- Eubank Sr has now revealed how the shock reunion came about
- Eubank Jr subsequently went on to beat Conor Benn in their grudge match
Chris Eubank Sr has lifted the lid on how his shock reunion with his son came about before he beat Conor Benn in their grudge match on Saturday night.
Chris Eubank Jr finally settled the score with Benn after a bitter build-up as he claimed victory via unanimous decision in a fight of the year contender.
The fight itself was an epic affair, but the night had already sparked into life long before the opening bell when Eubank Sr and Jr arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium together, just days after Sr had branded his son ‘a disgrace’.
Eubank Sr had been angry with his son for boiling himself down to 160lbs to fight Benn, while also slapping his rival around the face with an egg at their launch press conference.
He had vowed not to attend the fight, but then performed a remarkable U-turn and walked his son to the ring before watching on from ringside. Eubank Sr has now explained how he extended an olive branch to his son and even donned a disguise just hours before the fight to meet Jr so they could hash out their differences.
‘At 10 past eight on Friday night I sent him a message,’ Eubank Sr revealed on his Call Chris Eubank YouTube channel. ‘The message said: “Call me when you’re in private, please”.
Chris Eubank Jr and Sr were reunited on fight night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Eubank Sr has revealed he reached out to his son the night before his fight with Conor Benn
He then met up with his son while wearing a head-to-toe disguise (pictured) and they hashed out their differences
‘Maybe 10 past 10, I got a call back. Jr called and he said “I didn’t want to call, dad, because I can’t hear anything negative”. In my mind you have the world’s media there so I put on a disguise.
‘When he saw me he said “no one is going to recognise you”. You couldn’t see me. I had an Issey Miyake coat on which is down to your ankles. I had a hoodie which is a green mod coat. The coat they wore in the 1960s on their mopeds. And then I had a mask that went up and a cap. The shoes I wore were plimsolls.
‘He had booked me a room so we went up to the room and we sat and we spoke. These were my words to him: “what do you want me to do, son? This is your show.” And he said lots of things have to change now because we had this set up. We had an orchestra, a rapper, and all were to substitute for me not being there. So when I came in, everything else went. The only thing that actually stayed was the orchestra.’
Eubank Jr and Sr shared a number of memorable moments on the night, including arriving together, having a joint ringwalk, and them embracing after the final bell.
Eubank Sr gave an emotional interview in the ring following his son’s victory was confirmed as he hailed Eubank Jr’s ‘legendary behaviour’ after he went toe-to-toe with Benn and came out on top.
But Eubank Sr has also revealed his son struggled to keep his emotions in check, as he made it clear how important it was to have his father by his side.
‘You have to understand the magnitude of this,’ Eubank Sr added. ‘Jr is not an emotional human being. He is not emotional at all.
‘He sent me a message, and the message said: “Glad you are here”. That’s like the moon coming to within a mile of the earth. It does not happen. He doesn’t do that.’
Eubank Jr came out on top in a epic battle with Benn over 12 rounds
Eubank Sr revealed his son messaged him saying ‘glad you are here’ when he showed up
Eubank Sr had previously branded his son ‘a disgrace’ for his behaviour in the build-up to the Benn fight
Eubank Jr and Benn both went to hospital after their brutal battle for precautionary checks, but they have since been released.
They are contracted to rematch each other later this year, but it remains to be seen whether they go down different paths and chase world titles in separate weight divisions instead.
