Chris Eubank Jr takes inspiration from every sportsman and woman doing their thing at the highest level. The Brit pack tearing things up on the international stage especially.
But as he steps into the ring to face Liam Smith on Saturday, the recent achievements of a good mate will be uppermost on his mind. Namely, those of Alexis Mac Allister, the Argentina star who returned to Eubank’s home town of Brighton from the World Cup with a winners’ medal draped around his neck after his heroics alongside Lionel Messi. “I love his World Cup win,” said Eubank. “I’m friends with Alexis, he comes to my house sometimes. I’m friends with a few of the boys at Brighton and what an amazing thing to have a World Cup winner in my home town. I’ve spoken to him since then and I actually saw him on Thursday.
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