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Chris Eubank Sr used outrageous disguise for secret meeting with son before Conor Benn fight
Chris Eubank Sr went to extreme lengths to meet his son undercover before he beat Conor Benn. His arrival at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Chris Eubank Jr’s fight with Benn this past weekend was one of the most talked about moments of the night. Eubank Sr used an Issey Miyake coat as the main part of his disguiseCall Chris Eubank He also used a hoodie and a green mod coatCall Chris Eubank A cap and mask made sure the boxing legend was unidentifiableCall Chris Eubank Midway through the card, the big screen in north London switched to Eubank Sr getting out of a black SUV as the crowd erupted. However, his appearance had been kept under the wraps until this point, as fans were unsure if he would show following comments from the 58-year-old calling his son a disgrace. Nonetheless, Eubank Sr claims he was always going to be there for his son, and has now revealed how he met him in disguise ahead of the all-British spectacle. “Junior called, and he said, ‘I didn’t want to call dad because I can’t hear anything negative,” the boxing legend explained on his YouTube channel. “I said to Junior, ‘Okay, all right, so where are you? So he explained…a Park Plaza. “How am I going to get in? Now, in my mind, you have the world’s media there. Everyone’s hanging around. “How am I going to get in? Okay, so I put on the disguise. The disguise, when [Eubank Jr] saw me, he said, ‘No one’s going to recognise you.’ “You couldn’t see me. I had an Issey Miyake coat on, which is down to literally your ankles. I had a hoodie, which is, if you will, the mod coat, the green mod coat. “The coat they wore in the 1960s on their mopeds. Then I had a mask that went up and a cap. “The shoes I wore were plimsolls. They were trainers. They’re black. Eubank Sr received a huge ovation as he entered the Tottenham Hotspur StadiumGetty He lifted his son into the air after the latter’s win was confirmedGetty “Junior even said, ‘Wow, there’s no way anyone’s going to recognise you looking like that.’” Eubank Sr was right, as nobody expected him to show up in the manner he did. He also confirmed that he got in touch with his son at around 8.10pm on the night before the huge event to organise their eventual meeting. Reacting live to the scenes on the night, Irish boxing legend Steve Collins, who defeated Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn during his career, told talkSPORT: “They’ve fooled the world.” While talkSPORT pundit Adam Catterall compared the scenes to a WWE WrestleMania event. Collins added: “Did they plan this? What a promotional masterstroke. What a stroke they pulled tonight.” Eubank Jr vs Benn was one of the best all-British boxing fights of all timeGetty Nigen Benn and Chris Eubank Sr embraced in the ring before the fightGetty It was then ‘Simply the Best’ for both Eubanks after an epic main-event, as Junior claimed a unanimous decision win over Benn. Speaking to talkSPORT’s Gareth A Davies, Eubank Sr said: “I was always going to be here for my son, irrespective of what you thought.” Benn’s promoter and Chairman of Matchroom Boxing Eddie Hearn joined talkSPORT’s Drive on Thursday and discussed Eubank Sr’s appearance. “I was talking to my old man (Barry Hearn) in the build-up, and he said, ‘You know he’ll be there don’t you. “I was like, ‘I don’t know, he’s just called his son a disgrace a couple of days ago. “He went, ‘Ed, he won’t be able to not go on that stage – that is him all over. Hearn (right) said his dad, Barry (left), knew that Eubank Sr was going to be thereGetty “And it was probably about 24 hours out when I started hearing some rumblings that Turki Alalshikh was really making a play to get senior there. “I just felt like if Turki Alalshikh’s doing that he’ll make it happen, and I have no idea of the process, but he made it happen. “I’m so glad he did, because those pictures were iconic.” Eubank Sr’s ex-rival Nigel Benn had been heavily involved in his son’s camp for the grudge match. The former’s surprise meant fans enjoyed a reunion between the two fathers after their epic battles in 1990 and 1993. It looked for so long that that wouldn’t be the case after Eubank Sr had ruled out an appearance. The latter acted as a mentor and trainer for his son during his early days as a pro, but the pair’s relationship had been strained since Eubank Jr chose to limit his dad’s input in his career. ‘Next Gen’ admitted Eubank Sr struggled with his decision, which was then impacted further by the death of his son Sebastian in 2021.
Chris Eubank Sr went to extreme lengths to meet his son undercover before he beat Conor Benn.
His arrival at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Chris Eubank Jr’s fight with Benn this past weekend was one of the most talked about moments of the night.
Midway through the card, the big screen in north London switched to Eubank Sr getting out of a black SUV as the crowd erupted.
However, his appearance had been kept under the wraps until this point, as fans were unsure if he would show following comments from the 58-year-old calling his son a disgrace.
Nonetheless, Eubank Sr claims he was always going to be there for his son, and has now revealed how he met him in disguise ahead of the all-British spectacle.
“Junior called, and he said, ‘I didn’t want to call dad because I can’t hear anything negative,” the boxing legend explained on his YouTube channel.
“I said to Junior, ‘Okay, all right, so where are you? So he explained…a Park Plaza.
“How am I going to get in? Now, in my mind, you have the world’s media there. Everyone’s hanging around.
“How am I going to get in? Okay, so I put on the disguise. The disguise, when [Eubank Jr] saw me, he said, ‘No one’s going to recognise you.’
“You couldn’t see me. I had an Issey Miyake coat on, which is down to literally your ankles. I had a hoodie, which is, if you will, the mod coat, the green mod coat.
“The coat they wore in the 1960s on their mopeds. Then I had a mask that went up and a cap.
“The shoes I wore were plimsolls. They were trainers. They’re black.
“Junior even said, ‘Wow, there’s no way anyone’s going to recognise you looking like that.’”
Eubank Sr was right, as nobody expected him to show up in the manner he did.
He also confirmed that he got in touch with his son at around 8.10pm on the night before the huge event to organise their eventual meeting.
Reacting live to the scenes on the night, Irish boxing legend Steve Collins, who defeated Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn during his career, told talkSPORT: “They’ve fooled the world.”
While talkSPORT pundit Adam Catterall compared the scenes to a WWE WrestleMania event.
Collins added: “Did they plan this? What a promotional masterstroke. What a stroke they pulled tonight.”
It was then ‘Simply the Best’ for both Eubanks after an epic main-event, as Junior claimed a unanimous decision win over Benn.
Speaking to talkSPORT’s Gareth A Davies, Eubank Sr said: “I was always going to be here for my son, irrespective of what you thought.”
Benn’s promoter and Chairman of Matchroom Boxing Eddie Hearn joined talkSPORT’s Drive on Thursday and discussed Eubank Sr’s appearance.
“I was talking to my old man (Barry Hearn) in the build-up, and he said, ‘You know he’ll be there don’t you.
“I was like, ‘I don’t know, he’s just called his son a disgrace a couple of days ago.
“He went, ‘Ed, he won’t be able to not go on that stage – that is him all over.
“And it was probably about 24 hours out when I started hearing some rumblings that Turki Alalshikh was really making a play to get senior there.
“I just felt like if Turki Alalshikh’s doing that he’ll make it happen, and I have no idea of the process, but he made it happen.
“I’m so glad he did, because those pictures were iconic.”
Eubank Sr’s ex-rival Nigel Benn had been heavily involved in his son’s camp for the grudge match.
The former’s surprise meant fans enjoyed a reunion between the two fathers after their epic battles in 1990 and 1993.
It looked for so long that that wouldn’t be the case after Eubank Sr had ruled out an appearance.
The latter acted as a mentor and trainer for his son during his early days as a pro, but the pair’s relationship had been strained since Eubank Jr chose to limit his dad’s input in his career.
‘Next Gen’ admitted Eubank Sr struggled with his decision, which was then impacted further by the death of his son Sebastian in 2021.
