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CHRIS EUBANK JR has been seen for the first time since his epic win over Conor Benn – and immediately proved he did NOT suffer a broken jaw.Eubank Jr won the thrilling second generation grudge match in front of 67,000 fans at Tottenham’s stadium. Chris Eubank Jr has been seen for the first time since his epic win over Conor BennCredit: Sky SportsBut after a gruelling weight cut and rehydration clause, the heroic victor went to hospital straight after the win.His dad, Chris Eubank Sr, has now claimed that his son was “touch and go” in the aftermath of the gruelling 12-rounder.Benn too joined Eubank Jr in hospital after claiming he had given his born rival a broken jaw.But Eubank Jr – sporting a bruised face – denied the injury in his first TV interview but did reveal a post-fight surgery. READ MORE IN BOXINGHe told Sky Sports: “When you get into a fight for 12 rounds there are injuries that are sustained.”I got headbutted above my eye, right in the middle of the fight it opened up and I had to go and have surgery on that, I had to sew it up.”Conor Benn and Eddie Hearn ran away with the story that a broken jaw – there was no broken jaw here.”We are strong, our bones are dense, I’m feeling good. I’m feeling grateful that the fight was so well received. I’m in a great place.”Most read in BoxingHis comments came after he posted a message on Instagram addressing his wounds.He wrote: “As a fighter we sign up to walk through the fire. “Once you make it through, the burns and scars are what you have to show the world for the rest of your life. Present them with pride.”The grudge match followed three decades on from Eubank Sr’s win and draw against Benn’s dad Nigel.Chris Eubank Jr almost died and was ‘touch and go’ in hospital after Conor Benn fight, claims father Chris SrEubank Jr vs Benn: SunSport’s verdictTHIRTY-FIVE YEARS of the Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr rivalry was settled with 36 minutes of violence.Yet with all the tremendous heart shown by both boxers, there wasn’t much technique, skill or finesse on display here.After tons of trash talking, egg throwing and mind games that have been played out to the world over the last three years, SunSport’s Wally Downes Jr gives his verdict on what should be the final chapter in one of British boxing’s biggest beefs.Read here to find out why the 12-round slugfest should not be repeated – and why the rivalry should now be put to bed.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSBut the British boxing legend threatened to boycott his son’s fight amid fears over his safety.Eubank Sr warned his boy’s best days at middleweight were over and blasted the 10lb rehydration cap in the contract. Meanwhile Eubank Jr did fail to hit the contracted 160lb limit – by an agonising 0.05lb – costing him a £375,000 penalty. And he was preparing to go into the bout of his life without his dad – amid their public falling out.But, in a scene straight out of a WWE script, Eubank Sr arrived on fight night by his son’s side and helped spur on his huge win. Eubank Jr said: “Father and son story, it can’t be surpassed by anything. “That is the dream, that is the fantasy. A good and perfect father and son relationship. “So for fight fans to see two men going through tough times and eventually put that to one side to unite, that isn’t boxing that’s life.”Eubank Sr has now opened up on the terrifying aftermath of the fight.Sr – whose 1991 win over Michael Watson left him with life-changing brain injuries – revealed on his Call Chris YouTube show: “It just brought me back all those years ago to think about what Michael went through, and I was feeling and seeing and hearing all of that.“And I’m saying to myself, people don’t know, but my son is touch and go.“And the only way we’re going to know whether he’s going to be okay is after the CT scans.“He suffered mostly in the hospital because of dehydration, even though the beating was severe.”Eubank Jr, 35, and Benn, 28, are already contracted to a rematch under the same terms with Spurs’ stadium booked for September.Conor Benn and Eddie Hearn ran away with the story that a broken jaw – there was no broken jaw here.Chris Eubank Jr That is despite Eubank Jr’s struggles to make the weight, which he had boxed at for the last six years and eight bouts. Benn is also considering a return make to welterweight to challenge WBC champion Mario Barrios, 29. But, Eubank Jr teased: “Watch this space, boxing is a very beautiful industry where anything can happen. “The possibilities are endless, if a rematch is meant to be it will be.”Eubank Jr has also opened the door to fighting Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, 34, who faces William Scull, 32, over the weekend. He said: “That is another stadium filler, absolutely. “Wembley, Tottenham, any one of the large football stadiums in the UK would be filled for a fight like that. Read More on The Sun”He is an opponent that I have been looking at for many years now and the fans would love to see that. “So, 100 per cent that is a name in my line of sight and we will be doing whatever we can to secure that fight in the future.” Eubank beat Benn via unanimous decisionCredit: GettyA rematch is already contractedCredit: GettyCanelo Alvarez has been called out by Eubank JrCredit: Reuters More

CHRIS EUBANK JR wrote a powerful statement on social media after he nearly died following his bout with Conor Benn.Eubank won the second generation grudge match on Saturday night, 35 years after their fathers first fought.Chris Eubank Jr wrote a powerful statement on Instagram after being discharged from hospitalCredit: GettyEubank beat Conor Benn in a thrilling fight on Saturday nightCredit: ReutersJunior won via unanimous decision following 12 brutal rounds – but there were concerns for him once he got out of the ring.Eubank had to be rushed to hospital as he was suffering with severe dehydration after cutting his weight down to 11st 6lb.He supposedly had so little water inside him he could barely sweat and his dad claims his condition was life-threatening.Junior was discharged on Monday after two nights in hospital and he wrote on Instagram yesterday: “As a fighter we sign up to walk through the fire. READ MORE IN BOXING”Once you make it through, the burns and scars are what you have to show the world for the rest of your life. Present them with pride.”It comes after Eubank Sr said on his Call Chris YouTube show: “People don’t know, but my son was touch-and-go.“And the only way we’re going to know whether he’s going to be okay is after the CT scans.“He suffered mostly in the hospital because of dehydration, even though the beating was severe.Most read in Boxing”My son was in a touch-and-go situation. Life or death.“He doesn’t respect that because he is a warrior and a warrior goes out on his shield, which he proved.Chris Eubank Jr seen for first time since epic Conor Benn win to reveal he underwent surgery in live TV interview“He’s not going to listen to the rules. If he can evade and sidestep the rules, he will, because he is a warrior.”A rematch between Eubank and Benn is on the cards for later this year, but his dad has urged him to retire.He said: “It would be an extraordinary blessing for him, if he was wise enough to walk off into the sunset, there is nothing cooler than that, you cannot buy that.”There are billionaires who would give everything they have, to have what he has. It cannot be bought, it has to be earned.”But speaking for the first time since the fight, Eubank said he is “feeling good” and revealed he underwent surgery in hospital for the cut that opened up above his eye.He told Sky Sports: “When you get into a fight for 12 rounds there are injuries that are sustained.”I got headbutted above my eye, right in the middle of the fight it opened up and I had to go and have surgery on that, I had to sow it up.Read More on The Sun”Conor Benn and Eddie Hearn ran away with the story that a broken jaw – there was no broken jaw here.”We are strong our bones are dense, I’m feeling good. I’m feeling grateful that the fight was so well received. I’m in a great place.”Eubank said he was ‘feeling good’ as he spoke to the media for the first time since the boutCredit: Sky SportsEubank Jr vs Benn: SunSport’s verdictTHIRTY-FIVE YEARS of the Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr rivalry was settled with 36 minutes of violence.Yet with all the tremendous heart shown by both boxers, there wasn’t much technique, skill or finesse on display here.After tons of trash talking, egg throwing and mind games that have been played out to the world over the last three years, SunSport’s Wally Downes Jr gives his verdict on what should be the final chapter in one of British boxing’s biggest beefs.Read here to find out why the 12-round slugfest should not be repeated – and why the rivalry should now be put to bed. More

CHRIS EUBANK SR says his son almost died after the Conor Benn battle.The 58-year-old British ring legend rushed to the hospital with his 35-year-old heir after the brutal unanimous decision Tottenham win.Chris Eubank Jr was in a life-threatening condition when he was admitted to hospital on SaturdayCredit: ReutersEubank Sr has opened up about the ordealCredit: YouTube / Call Chris EubankJunior was suffering with severe dehydration after boiling his 5ft 11in frame down to 11st 6lb and fighting his 28-year-old nemesis for 36 frantic and breathless minutes.The Brighton bruiser spent two nights in the Royal London ward, getting released on Monday morning, after suffering swelling and bruising to his usually chiselled face.And Senior – who stunned the world when he arrived at the Spurs stadium to flank alongside his boy against Conor and his father Nigel, who Senior boxed twice in the 1990s – revealed there were desperately worrying times when he didn’t know if his boy would survive.Sr – whose 1991 win over Michael Watson left him with life-changing brain injuries – revealed on his Call Chris YouTube show: “It just brought me back all those years ago to think about what Michael went through, and I was feeling and seeing and hearing all of that.READ MORE ON BOXING“And I’m saying to myself, people don’t know, but my son is touch and go.“And the only way we’re going to know whether he’s going to be okay is after the CT scans.“He suffered mostly in the hospital because of dehydration, even though the beating was severe.”Chris Jr lost his brother Sebastian in 2021, following a heart attack in Dubai, leaving their father utterly devastated.Most read in BoxingRound by brutal roundCHRIS EUBANK JR secured the family bragging rights in his second generation grudge match against Conor Benn.With three unanimous 116-112 verdicts, Eubank Jr prevailed in the family feud, with his dad making a return to his corner to watch it.It lived up to the all hype – EVERY round was bloody, tasty and violent, before the more-experienced Eubank stood strong to come back into it and snatch victory.Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg gives you the ultimate breakdown of a gripping clash between the sons of two British boxing legends. Junior had his sibling’s name and photo etched onto his iconic shorts on Saturday night.And there was an even more touching moment once they arrived at the hospital and Jr’s second fight of the night – to live – began.Chris Eubank reveals he was smuggled into hotel in disguise hours before son Chris Jr’s fight with Conor BennEubank Jr was left with a huge cut over his eyeCredit: Geoffrey Knott/ Matchroom.Senior explained: “Junior was lying down on a stretcher and he was sensitive to light, so he always had a towel and something over his eyes.“He had a shroud around him, around his eyes and head, and just his beard poking out.“And in that moment he looked exactly like Sebastian, the spitting image.”It’s real for us”Junior is yet to be seen or speak in public but Team Benn and promoter Eddie Hearn are already trying to flog the rematch.Matchroom promoter Hearn even claimed Eubank Jr could be made to boil down to an even lower weight, to give Benn more of a chance in the rerun.But Senior would prefer his son to leave the dirty hurt business behind and enjoy the fruits of his life-threatening labour.“My son was in a touch-and-go situation,” he said. “Life or death.“He doesn’t respect that because he is a warrior and a warrior goes out on his shield, which he proved.“He’s not going to listen to the rules. If he can evade and sidestep the rules, he will, because he is a warrior.“It would be an extraordinary blessing for him, if he was wise enough to walk off into the sunset, there is nothing cooler than that, you cannot buy that.Read More on The Sun“There are billionaires who would give everything they have, to have what he has.“It cannot be bought, it has to be earned.”Eubank Jr beat Conor Benn on SaturdayCredit: Reuters More

CHRIS EUBANK SR has revealed that he had to be smuggled into a hotel wearing a disguise ahead of his emotional return to his son’s corner last weekend.Eubank Sr, 58, shocked the world of boxing when he walked out to the ring alongside his son Chris Eubank Jr ahead of his family feud fight win over Conor Benn at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Chris Eubank Sr has revealed that he was smuggled into a hotel wearing a disguise ahead of his emotional return to his son’s cornerCredit: YouTube / Call Chris EubankThe estranged father and son walked out to the ring togetherCredit: Sky SportsNobody was expecting Eubank Sr to return to his son’s side for the fight after the pair had spent years without speaking to each other following a historical fallout.While Eubank Sr had also actively spoken out against the Benn fight himself, urging his son not to reignite the 25-year rivalry that he and Nigel Benn had started back in the day.However, the retired middleweight fighter couldn’t help but return and show his support for his son in front of the 65,000 fans inside the Spurs stadium.And now Senior has revealed that he had to sneak into a hotel wearing a disguise to try and stop his surprise return from leaking ahead of the fight.READ MORE IN BOXINGOn his Call Chris Eubank YouTube channel, he revealed: “I said to Junior, ‘Where are you?’, and he explained that he was at the Park Plaza.”So how am I going to get in? In my mind, you have the world’s media there. Everyone is going to be there. How am I going to get in? I put on a disguise.”The disguise, when he saw me, he said, no one’s going to recognise you. You couldn’t see me. “I had an Issey Miyake coat on, which is down to your, literally your ankles. Most read in BoxingEubank Sr was unrecognisable in his disguiseCredit: YouTubeThe unusual outfit helped him sneak into the hotel to talk with his sonCredit: YouTubeCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”I had a hoodie, which is, if you will, the mod coat, the green mod coat. The coat they wore in the 1960s on their mopeds.”And then I had a mask that went up [gestures to his eyes], and a cap. Chris Eubank Sr arrives wih Jr for Conor Benn in huge show of support despite publicly criticising son”The shoes I wore were plimsoles. They were trainers, they’re black. “And Junior even said, ‘Wow, there’s no way anyone’s going to recognise you looking like that’.”Eubank Sr went on to explain that reuniting with his son was like “the moon coming to earth”.He added: “This is probably one of the most private things I can tell you, because it’s the truth. You have to understand the magnitude of this.”Junior is not an emotional human being. He’s not emotional, and I’m talking about AT ALL. You would say ‘come on, within reason?’ – no.So how am I going to get in? In my mind, you have the world’s media there. Everyone is going to be there. How am I going to get in? I put on a disguise.Chris Eubank Sr”He sent me a message, and I can show you, he sent me a message. The message said ‘Glad you were here’.”That’s like the moon coming to earth, coming to within a mile of the earth. It does not happen, he doesn’t do that.”So what looks innocuous if you will to the eye that doesn’t understand, was a huge thing. Huge.”Read More on The SunEubank Jr had opened up on the pain of losing contact with father during an emotional outpouring in the pre-fight press conference last week.While he admitted that their fractured relationship became worse after the untimely death of his brother Sebastian drove a wedge between the pair.Eubank Sr revealed the emotional message his son sent himCredit: ReutersChris Eubank Jr wound up victorious in his fight with Conor Benn at Tottenham Hotspur StadiumCredit: Getty More

TYSON FURY could be tempted out of retirement for a “generational” showdown with Anthony Joshua, according to his promoter Frank Warren.The Gypsy King, 36, retired for the fourth time in January following his second defeat to Olesksandr Usyk.Frank Warren hinted Tyson Fury could finally fight Anthony JoshuaCredit: GettyAJ has been out of the ring since losing to Daniel Dubois in SeptemberCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshuaFury’s camp insisted this was for good and that he was content with closing the book on his fighting career.And that seemed to kill boxing fans’ hopes of seeing a long-awaited Battle of Britain between Fury and Joshua. However, Warren opened the door for another Fury comeback.And the Queensberry Promotions chief suggested Fury may lace up his gloves once again so the two former heavyweight world champions could finally step into the ring and settle their score.READ MORE IN BOXINGWarren told Sky Sports: “He’s with his family, enjoying life.”I haven’t spoken to him about returning to boxing and I wouldn’t. “If he does decide to, then I’ll support him. If he doesn’t, then I’ll support that.”He’s been a magnificent servant to boxing, two-time world champion, he’s very well off, set up for life, doesn’t need to box. Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”But the thing with Tyson is he is a fighting man so you never know what will happen.”[Fighting Joshua] would tempt all of us to get him to do it.Tyson Fury says he will come out of retirement for Oleksandr Usyk trilogy and calls out world champion to huge UK fight”That’s the fight everybody wants to see, a generational fight.”I know AJ wants it, Tyson at one stage did want it and we were close but it didn’t happen. You never know what can happen in boxing.”Boxing fans were denied the chance to see Fury vs Joshua while they were world champions at the peak of their powers. A 2020 bout with all four belts on the line was scrapped by a US judge ruling Fury had to face Deontay Wilder for a third time instead. Joshua, 35, fought Usyk instead and had his IBF, WBO and WBA belts snatched away – before the Ukrainian grabbed the WBC title from Fury last May.There was then hope of the two British icons dusting it up in 2025 – until AJ’s shock loss to Daniel Dubois wrecked those plans and a mega pay day for both men. Usyk then beat Fury for a second time – prompting the Manchester man to quit the sport – and will take on Dubois on July 19.Dubois hopes to get revenge for a ninth-round stoppage in 2023 and victory would see him crowned undisputed world champ.As for Fury and AJ, while there would be no belts to fight for, there would be plenty of bragging rights between two of the biggest stars in the sport of the 21st Century should they finally agree a deal. The Warren comments came less than 24 hours after Fury himself teased a return. Responding to comments where Usyk suggested he could fight Fury in a trilogy bout after his date with Dubois because “he’s not retired”, the 34-2-1 Gypsy King implied he would be ready to rumble with his conqueror again.He replied on social media: “Beat the f***er 2 times the world knows the truth.Read More on The Sun”Any time, any place. sucher (sic) UK next time 100k people.”Fury also sparked speculation that he is set to perform a retirement U-turn by linking up with trainer SugarHill Steward on Monday.Fury is back in the gym – suggesting he could be preparing for another comebackCredit: Instagram @tysonfuryOleksandr Usyk has beaten both AJ and Fury twice eachCredit: AFPUsyk found Tyson Fury was his toughest opponent More