Chris Eubank Jr. says he plans to fight again before the end of the year, despite admitting his last performance against Conor Benn left him close to breaking point.
Eubank was beaten over 12 one-sided rounds by Benn in November, hitting the canvas twice in a rematch that looked very different from their first fight seven months earlier. Eubank had outpointed Benn in their first meeting, but in the rematch his timing, balance and sharpness were missing after a difficult weight cut.
“I’m a fighter,” Eubank said. “I’ve always been in love with the sport so I will campaign for as long as I can, until the wheels fall off. They nearly fell off in that last fight.”
The 36-year-old says he has been on a recovery program since the loss and is trying to get back to full health. He insists the version who faced Benn in the rematch was not the real Chris Eubank Jr., and believes he may still have “a few years left” if he can return to his old form.
Eubank is now a free agent, with no promoter or broadcaster ties, and says opportunities are being discussed in England, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. He still wants another world title, but says the next move will depend on the offers available and what fans want to see.
“There’s no specific plan,” Eubank said. “There’s no contracts drawn up. I am a free agent. I am not tied down to any one promoter or any one broadcaster.”
Eubank also spoke openly about the darker side of boxing when asked whether he would want his twin sons to follow him into the sport. He said he would not stop them, but would not push them either, calling boxing a harsh industry where very few fighters make life-changing money.
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