Chris Eubank Jr's historic fight with Conor Benn will take place next month, despite Chris Snr's concerns over his son's health.
Eubank Jr and Benn are scheduled to meet at The O2 on October 8 as they rekindle their dads' rivalry, 30 years on from their rematch at Old Trafford. But Eubank Sr claimed yesterday that he would do whatever it took to prevent the fight taking place.
The boxing legend has concerns over his son agreeing to a catchweight of 157lb having not fought below 160lb as a professional. But Eubank Jr's promotion Kalle Sauerland insists the fight will take place, telling talkSPORT: "the fight is absolutely on. That’s all I can say about it, it came from one comment to a journalist that spread like wildfire. We don't have a contract with Chris Eubank Sr we only have one with Chris Eubank Jr.
"He was sparring yesterday and my only issue at the minute is finding sparring partners for him because he’s going through them like a hot knife through butter. That’s where we are at the moment, he’s doing media activities this afternoon and the fight is very much on."
Eubank Jr had planned for his dad to be in his corner for the fight but that arrangement now looks to be in jeopardy. Eubank Jr has not linked up with regular coach Roy Jones Jr and is instead training with Ronnie Davies who guided his dad during his own career.
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"It’s something that is really between father and son, currently he’s training down in Brighton with Ronnie [Davies], the usual set-up," added Sauerland. "He wanted to try and get his father to train him, I don’t know what the latest is there.
"I’ve promoted Sebastian, Harlem and Junior out of the Eubank family and I’ve always made one rule, [the relationship] is something I leave completely between them. I can only run it as a business and have contracts with the boxers."
