Following his win over rival Conor Benn last weekend, Chris Eubank Jr spends a few minutes talking to Sky Sports to give his reaction to the event and talk about where he goes from here. Here are a few excerpts of what Eubank had to say.
Eubank on how he’s feeling after his win over Benn
“I’m truly happy. I did my best, I gave it my all. I didn’t give up. I represented my family and legacy and that’s all you can do as a man and I feel I did that to the best of my ability.”
On going to the hospital immediately after the fight
“Well, when you get into a fight for 12 rounds there are injuries that are sustained. I got head butted above my eye, around the middle of the fight it opened up and I had to go and have surgery on that, had to sew it up.
“Conor Benn and Eddie Hearn ran away with the story of a broken jaw. There’s no broken jaw here. We are strong, our bones are dense. When you’re in a fight like that you have to go to hospital, you have to get tested and looked after. But I’m feeling good, I’m feeling grateful that the fight was so well received. I’m in a great place.”
On a prospective fight with Canelo Alvarez
“That is another stadium filler. Wembley, Tottenham, any one of the large football stadiums in the UK will be filled for a fight like that. He is an opponent that I’ve been looking at for many years now and the fans would love to see that. So 100% that’s a name that’s in my line of sight. We will be doing whatever we can to secure that fight in the future.”
On those would want to see him rematch Benn
“Watch this space. Boxing is a very beautiful industry where anything can happen. The possibilities are endless. If the rematch is meant to be, it will be. And if not, guess what, there’s plenty of other great fights to be had so I’m happy either way.”
