Chris Eubank Jr. has opened up on his relationship with his father.
Eubank Jr. looks set to face Conor Benn in the not too distant future in a rivalry that has spawned through their fathers.
In fact the pair came head-to-head after the Eubank Jr’s win on Saturday with Brazilian superstar Neymar also present.
Recently, Eubank Sr. has stepped away from his son’s career having helped guide him for the majority of his fights.
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The Brighton fighter was asked about his involvement in the future while speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show.
He said: “I would love for him to be involved. The fact that I even have to say that is insane, how is that even a thing?
“That his son is going to fight the son of his arch nemesis all those years ago when he was a world champion, how was it a thing that he may not be there? But, it’s a thing, we don’t talk. He has shown no interest in my career for a long period of time now, he’s shown no interest in me in a long period of time.
“You know, he’s gone through a lot over the last few years and he’s still dealing with his demons and you know, he thinks certain things aren’t right and should be a certain way and they’re not, he’s not happy with it.
“This is how he’s dealing with it, by not being in my life. As somebody who’s lost a son, I think that that’s a pretty insane thing to be doing, an insane way to be acting, to kind of not be speaking to, you know, your remaining kids.
“But, he’s his own man, he’s dealing with his situation how he thinks he should and all I can do is sit and wait and hope that he comes around at some point. But I can’t tell you if that will happen any time soon.”
Eubank Jr was then asked if he has recently tried to reach out to his father and replied: “Yeah, I message him every once in a while, I don’t really get much back.”
“He doesn’t reply?” Helwani questioned, before Eubank Jr added: “Yeah. Sometimes he, you know, it’ll be a one-word answer or an Instagram post but there’s no real conversation there.
“It’s sad but, I’m my own man and I’ve got massive things on my plate, in my path that I have to complete, I have to succeed in. So I can’t let anything like that affect me spiritually, mentally, emotionally, I have to be strong, I have to be focused.
“Once my career is done, then I can try, you know, spend time worrying about other people’s feelings but for right now, it’s all systems go man, I’ve gotta be me.”
Helwani then asked if he had heard from his father since he beat the Pole Szeremeta on Saturday night, but he replied: “No, I have not.”
“You know what? For a long time, I kind of tried to act like it was cool,” he added. “People would ask me, ‘How’s your Dad?’
“‘Yeah, we’re good,’ but I got sick of that s*** man. It’s bull****, we’re not cool, we’re not okay and people need to know.”
