Chris Eubank Jr. is preparing for a fight against Kamil Szeremeta on October 12th, but the biggest challenge might be navigating his complicated relationship with his father, former boxing champion Chris Eubank Sr. Eubank Jr. seeks independence as he aims to forge his own path in boxing, while grappling with his father's lingering influence and concerns about his career.
Chris Eubank Jnr will return to the ring on October 12 to face Kamil Szeremeta Chris Eubank Jnr used to live in the shadow of a giant.
For years, the father and former two-weight world champion was a central figure in his son's career – a constant presence in the gym, in the ring, and at press conferences. But Eubank Snr has not appeared in his son's corner since 2019. The 58-year-old also sparked controversy by agreeing with those who called his son 'charlatan' after last year's knockout defeat by Liam Smith.
While Eubank Jnr understands his father's worries, he fears the tension between them may not fully ease until the day he retires from the sport. 'I felt like I wanted to - and I would say this to him as well - make my own decisions. My career couldn't be controlled by my father anymore,’ he says. 'I wanted everything to be on me. As a man, I think that's fair. But that was hard for him to hear because throughout my whole life, he's always been there. He's always been the one kind of controlling me and telling me what to do, and I would follow. So, that's been hard for him to deal with. That mindset, what I was saying and I wanted to proceed with things. He struggled with that.
'All eyes were on me, and because the expectations were so high that I had no choice. I had to perform, I had to win. I had to train hard, to fight hard. I couldn't let my old man down, and more importantly, I couldn't let myself down.' 'When I was a kid I never thought about any of this. But as you get older it's something you have to think about. I do exercises to try and help maintain my brain function.
'Fighters do lose that as they get older. Sometimes they just get fed up with training, they get bored or they fall out of love with the sport. I'm enjoying the sport even more because I have now the freedom to do the things I want to do, to pick the team I want, the places I can train, the food, the sparring partners, the equipment, everything I can control now, so it makes it more enjoyable.
Read More Star-studded undercard for Dmitry Bivol v Artur Beterbiev makes history in Saudi Arabia 'I want them to be good regardless. So this is how you do that. You fight as much as you can, you win as much as you can, you make as much money as you can. Then get out with your health.'
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