HARLEM EUBANK gave SunSport a tear-soaked interview to discuss the tragic passing of cousin Sebastian and his father Simon.
But the iconic British fighting family is now united in helping raise the newest generation in Raheem, the son 29-year-old Seb agonisingly left behind at just one-month old.
Seb – who Harlem was extremely close to thanks to a shared love of martial arts and spiritualism – suffered a heart attack in Dubai in 2021.
And last year Harlem’s dad Simon died aged 61 after a gut-wrenching battle with dementia that the tough former fighter just could not win.
There have been such dark days in the family but the 30-year-old Brighton ace has beautifully explained how they are now trying to live all together in the light.
“Chris Sr in a good place right now,” he beamed.
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“He, like all of us, went through a very tough time. He has had to deal with some very painful things.
“Maybe he was exploited a bit, around that time and put in the limelight when he shouldn’t have been.
“He went through a dark time but he has come through the other side now.
“And it is great to see Chris Eubank Sr in true Chris Eubank form.
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“It’s difficult. It’s something that stays with you. I don’t think you ever overcome it, it stays with you.
“Then you need to use it as a powerful tool to drive yourself on and achieve and honour the people who came before you.
“That is what I am trying to do, because otherwise it is not going to lead you to good places.
“If you don’t use things to fuel you and help you honour people, it can lay heavy on you.
“Chris has softened up now we have Raheem to look after, he’s softened.
“Having Raheem in our lives has changed us all, definitely. He’s a beautiful boy.
“He has all the make-up of his father.
“You see Seb when you look at him, you see him in different expressions Raheem uses.
“It’s beautiful because it makes you feel like Seb is still here, he is here now, living through Raheem.
“Every time I see him, it gives me a warm feeling, he’s just had his first day at school, he’s three and I got sent photos of him throwing up the peace sign on his first day.
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“All the other kids are crying about leaving their parents for the first time and he is full of confidence and desperate to run in there and take over.
“That is the make-up of Seb. It’s great to be close to him and watching him grow up will be a beautiful process.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
