Chris Eubank Jr emotionally dedicated his triumph over Conor Benn to his father after their shock meeting, insisting: “He needed to be there”.
Eubank Jr won a unanimous victory on dashboards after an exhausting slugfest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before being hoisted in the air by his father in the ring.
The former legendary world champion buried the ax with his son after his arrival on the site by his side despite their public quarrel, shocking the world of boxing.
In the accumulation of the force test, Eubank Sr had marked his elder an “shame” to slap an egg on Benn’s head at a press conference before the fight.
But after doing the 12 complete rounds and won an instant classic, Eubank Jr gave credit to his father. Standing next to him, he told Dazn: “The fact that our fathers did what they did all these years ago, that brings out a different soul, a different spirit, in you.
“Happy to have this man with me. It’s special.
“He needed to be there, it was because of him.”
EUBANK SR said: “He couldn’t move around the ring, so it was necessary. It is a legendary behavior in the ring. Legendary. Conor Benn is an extraordinary fighter. He left in the form of a pear somewhere but an extraordinary fighter. You saw that tonight.
“He wanted to tear himself away. I thought he would blow in four or five laps. He went strong through the fight. I’m so proud of him. He’s my son.
“I was always going to be there.
Eubank Jr also admitted that he was not sure that his father appeared. When the shock arrived, which sparked a frenzy inside the place, he said: “Nor. It was a big elevator.”
The tens of thousands of spectators let out an all-powerful roar after live photos from Eubank Jr emerging from his car with his father were shown on the screens.
Eubank SR then accompanied his son in the ring and posed by his side, catering the atmosphere to fever before a fight for ages.
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