Chris Eubank SR revealed that he was displaying a disguise to meet JR at night before his victory Conor BennTo keep your appearance a surprise until the last moment.
EUBANK JR exceeded Conor Benn at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Saturday (April 26), Win a brilliant fight32 years after the father of Sr and Conor Nigel completed their own rivalry.
Nigel was in the corner of Conor as planned, but Eubank SR had criticized the match as recently as the fight week, Label it a “disgrace” Due to the disparity of the weight between the British. Benn, 28, went two divisions above his usual weight to face Eubank Jr, 35, at the average weight, while the latter was limited by a rehydration clause.
However, the stadium broke out on Saturday evening when the big screens showed that the Eubank SR coming out of a car with JRAnd now the elder Eubank explained how things got together.
The former world champion sent a text to Eubank Jr at night before the fight, asking his son to call him once he was in private. “Jr called, and he said,” I didn't want to call, dad, because I don't hear anything negative “,” said SR on his YouTube channel.
“I said to JR:” Okay, okay, so where are you? ” So he explained … a park park. “How am I going?” Now, in my mind, you have the media of the world there.
“How am I going to enter? Okay, so I put the disguise. The disguise … When (JR) saw me, he said:” No one will recognize you. “”
“You couldn't see me. I had an Issey Miyake coat, which is literally to your ankles. I had a hooded sweatshirt, which is – if you want – the MOD engine: the green coat green, the coat they wore in the 1960s on their mopeds.
“Then I had a ride mask and a cap. The shoes I wore were plimsolls, they were coaches. They are black. “
EUBANK SR is indeed not recognized when he met his son, installing the WWE style revelation on Saturday evening.
On the night of combat, Eubank SR insisted that he had “always” planned to be present, in which JR treated Benn his first professional loss with three dashboards of 116-112.
After the fight, Eubank Jr was taken to the hospital with a suspected broken jaw, although it was noted that he did not have such an injury and was released on Monday. However, he did require eye surgery.
Revenge is on the cards for SeptemberAlso at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the promoter of Benn, Eddie Hearn, said.
