‘We all want you there’ – Nigel Benn sends emotional message to Chris Eubank Sr as their sons prepare for huge fight
NIGEL BENN has urged Chris Eubank Sr to attend their sons’ highly anticipated fight.
Conor Benn will take on Chris Eubank Jr on Saturday night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Benn, 61, will be in attendance to watch son Conor take to the ring against the son of his old foe.
However, it is not expected that Eubank Sr will be ringside.
Eubank Sr, 58, has not been in his son’s corner since 2019 due to a falling out between the pair.
In March, Eubank Jr revealed that their relationship became strained after he “stepped out of his shadow“.
He told Piers Morgan’s Uncensored: “It got to a stage where I needed to step out of the shadow completely. It’s a big shadow.
“I realised I have to separate myself from this huge character that’s always next to me. He’s different. His father kind of let him do his own thing; jump in and sink or swim.
“My old man was always, always next to me. I got to a stage where I decided that I needed to walk my own path. He was not happy with that decision.”
Benn has now come out and urged Eubank Sr to show his support for his son and attend the fight in North London with an emotional message.
He told the BBC: “I just wish Chris [Eubank Snr] was there.
“Because it is like a family affair, and I just hope they patch it up.
Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
THE countdown is ON to one of the biggest boxing events of the 21st Century
Familial tension and a rivalry that has been brewing for years will finally be resolved when Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.
There has been huge drama in the build-up with the pair engaged in a war of words and multiple clashes in person.
SunSport will have full coverage of the blockbuster clash all week and LIVE round-by-round coverage of every fight on a stacked undercard.
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“At the end of the day I don’t want him having a disagreement with his son.
“A son that he loves. A son that he cares for.
“I just want him to be there in his corner. It would be sad with him not being there.
“So, if you are watching Chris, come and support your boy mate.
“We all want you there, so we can see each other after the fight and hug each other and say it is all over.
“So be there my friend.”
Benn and Eubank Sr had been rivals since their grudge match in 1990.
Eubank Sr won the fight by stoppage in the ninth round with the WBO title on the line.
They then drew in a rematch three years later.
They have put water under the bridge between them, although their sons have formed their own rivalry.
Meanwhile, Benn has recently revealed how his son Nigel broke down in his arms after he was hit with a doping ban.
The boxer was handed the suspension by UK anti-doping in 2022 – a ban that was only lifted last year.