Chris Eubank brands son Chris Eubank Jr a 'disgrace' ahead of Conor Benn fight (2025)

Chris Eubank Jr is set to take on Conor Benn in a highly-anticipated grudge match at Wembley Stadium later this month - but his father has no interest in being there

Chris Eubank has branded his son Chris Eubank Jr a 'disgrace' and insisted he will never stand in his son's corner again.

The British boxing legend played a key role in the early part of his son's career but the pair have drifted apart in recent years.

Eubank Snr has been an open critic about his son's upcoming bout with Conor Benn, 32 years on from his infamous two-fight grudge match with Conor's father, Nigel Benn, and is adamant that the huge physical advantage Eubank Jr will have on the night could result in some devastating consequences.

Benn is jumping up from welterweight to take on natural middleweight Eubank Jr at a sold-out Wembley Stadium on April 26 in a huge domestic dust-up that has been put together by leading boxing promoters Eddie Hearn and Ben Shalom with the financial backing of the Saudi Minister for Sport Turki Alalshikh.

The fight was originally due to happen in October 2022 but was cancelled at the last minute after Benn tested positive for a banned substance, charges he has now been cleared of.

At the launch press conference in February ahead of the huge showdown, Eubank Jr sparked a mass brawl by smacking Benn across the face with an egg as the two were brought together for a face-off.

And in an explosive interview with YouTube outlet Seconds Out, Eubank Snr is adamant that he doesn't want anything to do with his son's career.

He said: "I won't be an accomplice to their stupidity, to their circus. Junior, you are smashing an egg against this guy's face.

"I taught you that? I didn't teach you that. Who taught you that? Did Karron (his mother) teach you that? That's disgraceful.

"You think I am going to stand in your corner? You must be mad. I would never be in your corner, you are a disgrace.

"You are smashing an egg in someone's face and then you are trying to justify it. There is no justification for that. There is nothing noble about that."

Last October, Eubank Jr had publicly called on his father to come to the table so that they could bury the hatchet on their long-running feud ahead of the mega-fight at Wembley.

He said: "I would love him and the fact that I even have to say that is insane.

"His son is going to fight the son of his arch nemesis (from) all those years ago when he was a world champion. How is it a thing that he may not be there? But it is a thing.

"We don't talk and he has shown no interest in my career for a long period of time now. He has shown no interest in me in a long period of time."For a long time, I tried to act like it was cool... I got sick of that shit. It's bulls***. We're not cool.

"For someone who has lost a son (Eubank Jr's son Sebastian tragically died in 2021) I think it's a pretty insane thing to be doing by not speaking to your remaining kids.

"But he is his own man and he is dealing with his situation and all I can do is sit, wait and hope that he comes around at some point. But I can't tell you if that will happen any time soon."