Chris Eubank Jr has opened up about the fractured relationship with his father, British boxing legend Chris Eubank Sr, revealing that the pair have struggled to reconnect since the tragic death of his brother Sebastian in 2021.

Speaking ahead of his blockbuster showdown with Conor Benn on 26 April, Eubank Jr admitted that his father's likely absence from his corner would be felt, but the distance between them runs far deeper than boxing.

Eubank Jr and Benn are set to reignite their families' fierce rivalry at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, more than three decades after their fathers famously clashed in the ring.

Nigel Benn, who fought Eubank Sr twice in the 1990s, will be by his son's side on fight night – but there is no certainty that Eubank Sr will be there for his own son.

Discussing the rift between himself and his father on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Eubank Jr revealed that his desire to forge his own path was the first major wedge between them.

'It got to a stage where I needed to step out of the shadow completely,' he said, sitting alongside Conor Benn, with security guards separating the pair.