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A new dimension has been added to the rivalry between chris eubank jr And Connor Benn On Thursday, when the rival fathers resumed their feud at the last press conference For the rematch of his sons.
on saturday, Eubank Jr and Ben will return to the Tottenham Hotspur stadiumwhere former Defeated his fellow Briton in a thrilling contest in April – After more than 30 years of Eubank Sr. Nigel Benn rounded off their own rivalry,
eubank senior Made a surprise appearance at the last minute in AprilCriticized the weight disparity between his son and Connor Benn in the build-up. And on Thursday, Eubank Sr. attended a pre-fight event for the first time during this rivalry, taking part in the final press conference for Saturday’s rematch.
Connor Benn, 29, Will move back up to middleweight to face Eubank Jr.36, but he wasn’t the only one trading on Thursday; There was also an argument between Eubank senior and Nigel Benn.
Eubanks senior objected to the suggestion that he was paid to attend his son’s first fight with Conor Benn, saying: “If a father takes money, there’s nothing wrong with that. But if there’s a father who doesn’t take money – nothing at all – then it should be studied. Study it.
“You can’t pay me anything; I come here from the heart. Remember what I’ve lived my entire career. I’ve lived and behaved with patience, kindness, I’m not proud, I’m not rude. I don’t get angry easily, Nigel, and I keep no record of mistakes.”
Connor Benn laughed at his father’s comment, while Nigel bit his tongue.
Eubanks senior addressed him, saying, “Whoever told Nigel I was paid any amount of money, they lied to you.” A comment from talkSPORT host Jim Whitewho recently said the radio station was told by Nigel Benn that Senior was paid £250,000 to appear in April.
Eubanks Sr. continued, “And you’re actually saying what they told you, that makes you a liar.” “So, expose that lie to really clear your name. Otherwise, who will believe you in the future?”
Nigel Benn replied: “I’m not really paying attention to what [Eubank Sr] Says it’s going over my head. We are here to talk about a fight my son is fighting. Nothing else. not about what [Sr has] It happened or it didn’t happen.”
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“I think you two should face off,” Connor Benn joked, to which his father replied: “I don’t mind a face off!”
Later, the pair would come face to face with their sons – but only after Eubanks Jr accused Conor Benn’s promotional team, Matchroom, of blocking Junior’s head of security from attending the press conference. matchroom’s eddie hern Denied the claim, holding a sign that read “bull****”.
The press conference then began, when “Silent Night” began to play over the loudspeakers and Hearn held out a series of cue cards with the text. Hearn was referencing the fact that Eubank Jr. had constantly talked about him in the press conference leading up to their April fight.