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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Alex Pattle

Why Chris Eubank Sr won’t be attending his son’s fight with Conor Benn

Moments before the first bell rings sometime after 10pm at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, Conor Benn will scowl at Chris Eubank Jr. Over Benn’s shoulder will be his father Nigel, once a devil in the ring, now his son’s guardian angel. Across the canvas, Eubank Jr may glare back at the younger Benn, or he might opt for a smirk. He knows, after all, how to wind up his rival. But in Eubank Jr’s corner, the picture will be incomplete.

Eubank Sr will not be there to support his son. Not in a fight like this, one that has been branded simply a “disgrace” by the usually loquacious Chris Sr.

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