Chris Eubank Jr. urged to retire by his former foe

Conor Benn: “Personally, I think he should sail off into the sunset”

Last November, Chris Eubank Jr. (35-4, 25 KO’s) faced his fourth career loss, losing his hotly anticipated rematch to Conor Benn (24-1, 14 KO’s) at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 

The result was monumental for the Benn family, finally achieving a win over their bitter rivals, the Eubanks. 

Ahead of the November clash, Eubank once again struggled with the weight cut – having missed weight in their first meeting. 

This time, despite a successful weigh-in, the 36-year-old looked completely depleted throughout their affair.

A few weeks following the fight, Eubank Jr. posted a clip of him receiving urgent medical treatment, intensifying calls for the Brit to call it quits. 

Recently, Conor Benn has urged his former adversary to retire, stating that health and family always come first. 

“Do I think he should call it a day? Personally, I think he should sail off into the sunset. It’s always hard to do that with a loss but I think he should call it a day.

"He’s got twin boys, two beautiful twin boys, that have come into this world and sometimes you need to prioritise your health and safety over everything else. But for some reason I’ll be expecting a phone call once he realises 168lbs is not for him. Who’s he going to fight at 168lbs?”

Speaking amid the retirement rumours, Boxxer CEO Ben Shalom offered insight into Eubank’s condition and stressed that he is not finished with boxing just yet.

"He's had a lot of stuff to do medically to flush out what he's been dealing with.

"Once that's done, he will be back, probably at 168lb, but there was an underlying issue he had to get rid of. We're looking forward to him being back in the middle of the year.

"There wasn't enough time between April and what ended up November, but initially September, to sort out the issue, it was something that required proper medical attention, and he didn't get that. But now he's getting that sorted. He lives the life and then he can come back in a healthy and safe safe way.

"But until that's completely resolved then he won't again in a ring. But from the procedures and everything that he's had so far, it's looking like he'll make a full recovery.

"When you offer fighters loads of money to do stupid things, that's what they do.

"Unfortunately it is. That's where it takes the regulator to say it shouldn't be allowed. I regret seeing it, but ultimately, the fighters have that choice over their own body and there's only so much you can do. It won't happen again. But I wouldn't want to see it again in boxing, to be honest. I think it's really dangerous and will lead to something pretty bad."