Chris Eubank Snr urged his son to fight Liam Smith or Billy Joe Saunders instead of Conor Benn, lamenting the decision to go against his wishes and for failing to ‘appreciate how good things have always been’.
The grudge match between Eubank Jnr and Benn, 30 years on from their fathers’ historic battles, was postponed 48 hours before the opening bell last week after it was revealed the latter had returned a positive test for banned substance clomifene.
The bout was scheduled to be fought at a catchweight of 157lbs, requiring Eubank Jr to drop down from 160lbs where he has recently campaigned at middleweight, having also fought at super-middleweight [168lbs] in recent years.
Eubank Snr had expressed grave concerns over the catchweight, urging his son to pull out of the fight and urging fight fans to boycott it. ‘No one can put my son’s life in danger. I have already lost one son,’ he told Metro.co.uk in September.
The former middleweight and super-middleweight champion, one of British boxing’s greatest ever fighters, refused to be involved in the Benn fight and has insisted he now plans to go after the promoters and managers who were happy for it to go ahead.
In an interview with Stamina for Sale, Eubank Snr revealed his relationship with his son has suffered after Jnr refused to listen to his advice, which included taking a fight against Smith and a rematch against Saunders.
‘I made it very clear months ago that this fight won’t happen because he is my son. And I have to protect him,’ Eubank Snr said.
‘These people are attempting to murder the boy. It is clear to me but not to anyone else. If you are a fighting and have lived the life of a fighter and what it means to lose weight, my son has been protected and I have brought
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