Chris Eubank Jr has opened up on what has been causing him mental 'pain' in the lead-up to his hotly anticipated fight against Conor Benn.
When goaded by Benn about the pain he would feel as he cuts weight and on fight night itself, Eubank Jr told spectators at the final public press conference ahead of fight night:
What is pain, though? I have a brother who is buried in the desert in Dubai, that is pain. My own father, a man I idolised for my entire life, doesn't speak to me. These things are what pain is to me.
Saturday night's fight between Eubank Jr and Benn continues on the legacy shared by the pair's fathers, with Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn contesting two epic British boxing classics in the early-1990s.
Eubank Sr is not expected to be present at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night, with the relationship between him and his son fractured due to disagreements regarding Jr's career.
This discord between the two Eubanks stands in contrast to the Benns, with Conor and his father Nigel inseparable in the lead-up to the blockbuster clash in north London.
Former two-weight world champion Nigel Benn will corner his son for the bout against Eubank Jr, 35 years on from his first meeting with Eubank Sr in the ring in Birmingham.
This is the second scheduled contest between Eubank Jr and Benn, with the first fight arranged for October 2022 cancelled after Benn failed a voluntary drugs test.
This episode has added to the rivalry between the two boxers, with Eubank Jr and Benn engaging in a lengthy stare down at their final face-off before they meet in the centre of the ring on Saturday night.
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