Eddie Hearn expecting Chris Eubank Sr to be in attendance at Catterall vs Eubank

Eddie Hearn believes Chris Eubank Sr will be in attendance at Manchester's AO Arena this Saturday night when Jack Catterall faces off against fellow domestic welterweight campaigner Harlem Eubank.

The 58-year-old has been a regular attendee at Eubank's fights since turning professional eight years ago, offering his guidance and wealth of experience to his nephew to help aid his bid of capturing a world title.

The pair grew even closer in the aftermath of Senior's well publicised fall out with son, Chris Eubank Jr, even stating his belief that Harlem would one day go on to surpass Junior's in-ring achievements.

However, since then, the pair have staged an emotional reconciliation - famously undertaking a Eubank Jr's ringwalk together ahead of his barnstorming April showdown with long-term foe Conor Benn.

The fabled Eubank name is back under the spotlight this weekend as Harlem looks to enhance his standing on the world stage, tackling the most illustrious opponent of his career to date in Matchroom star Catterall, with Eubank Sr expected to be ringside.

"I would think so," Hearn answered when asked whether Senior would be at the event.

He does add huge value to the promotion, but he hasn’t really been involved in the promotion of this fight. I guess he’s been by Harlem’s side for a while now - he won’t want to do a lot until fight night if he comes.

- Eddie Hearn (iFL TV)

"He’ll be thinking ‘If I all of a sudden say I’m coming, the entire two tiers of the AO Arena will sell out’."

He added: "It’s his family, him and Harlem have been a lot closer compared to him and junior over the last couple of years, so I expect him there."

Catterall, who fights under the Matchroom umbrella, fell agonisingly short of capturing world championship gold at 140lbs prior to his switch to welterweight.

The 31-year-old controversially lost a split-decision verdict against Josh Taylor back in 2022, before succumbing to the same fate in a tightly-contested affair with American Arnold Barboza Jr in February.

Victory on Saturday night could catapult him straight back into world title contention at a new weight class however.

"That's the plan - we aren't looking beyond this weekend but the reasons why Jack has made the jump are clear," Hearn added.

"He should have been crowned world champion already, we all know that, but he has another opportunity to show he belongs on the biggest stage, and we fully believe he will take it with both hands."

Mark Mothershaw

• Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eubank
• Matchroom
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