Chris Eubank Jr: I Was Paid $**** For The Fight! The Night Before, My Dad Finally Opened Up!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 109 minutes

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He silenced the critics, defied the odds, and walked through fire - Chris Eubank Jr. tells the full story of one of 2025’s most unforgettable fights. Chris Eubank Jr. is a world-class professional boxer, middleweight contender, and son of the legendary former professional boxer, Chris Eubank Sr. In April 2025, he won against Connor Benn in one of the most highly anticipated fights in British boxing history. He discusses: Why he refused to shake Conor Benn’s hand. Why the fight almost collapsed the night before. The real reason his father publicly disowned him. The pain of losing his brother, and raising his nephew as his own. 00:00 Intro 01:56 How Are You Feeling After the Fight? 06:09 Something Didn't Look Quite Right With You That Night 09:39 The Things That Were Against Me on the Night 11:47 The Night Before the Fight, My Father Finally Opened Up 20:23 How Me and My Dad Finally Made Up 28:50 What Caused the Rift Between You and Your Father? 36:57 Did Him Calling You a Disgrace Impact Your Mental Health? 41:59 Were You Thinking About Your Younger Brother During the Fight? 48:56 Rehydration Restriction 53:46 How Much Did You Get for the Fight? 1:00:23 What Was Going Through Your Head in the Final Moments 1:03:10 The Time I Spent in Hospital 1:05:55 Ads 1:06:53 Have You Got a Newfound Respect for Conor? 1:09:18 The Failed Drug Tests 1:13:50 The Egg Slap 1:15:19 The Rematch With Conor 1:21:39 Did Conor Surprise You? 1:24:16 The Walkout 1:29:18 Billy Joe Saunders 1:31:29 Who Would Your Next 3 Fights Be? 1:34:17 You Before Starting Boxing 1:40:29 Your Relationship With Frank Smith 1:43:48 If You Had One Album for the Rest of Your Life, What Would It Be? Follow Chris: Instagram - https://rebrand.ly/iabtt7v TikTok - https://rebrand.ly/jligckn The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/1-Diary-Megaphone-ad-r… The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Get email updates: https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt Think like a CEO - join the 100 CEOs newsletter: https://bit.ly/100-ceos-newsletter Follow Steven: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsor: Vanta - https://vanta.com/steven Vivobarefoot - https://vivobarefoot.com/DOAC with code DIARY20 for 20% off 100 CEOs: Ready to think like a CEO? Gain access to the 100 CEOs newsletter here: https://bit.ly/100-ceos-megaphone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're the first person I've really spoken to about this type of stuff.
0:03.0	I was in hospital after the fight.
0:05.0	I'm lying there, I got my mask on, think of this is so bad.
0:08.0	Get me the morphine, get me the morphine,
0:10.0	and got my family around me, some of them are crying.
0:12.0	I can hear everything that's going on.
0:14.0	And then I hear the doctor say, from the other room,
0:16.0	we have to operate on him now, otherwise he's going to die.
0:19.0	Chris. to operate on him now, otherwise he's going to die. Chris, you haven't really spoken since that 12th round with Connor.
0:27.9	How do you rate your own performance?
0:29.6	I was technically sound for the first seven rounds, but once the cut came, I was experiencing
0:35.6	all the things that had been restricting me leading up to the fight
0:39.2	and I can hear my trainer. You could use the jab, Chris. Use your feet. I looked at my said,
0:44.4	I'm sorry, it's too late. Because I always knew there would be fights like this where you don't have
0:49.4	anything left or you want to give up or you're hurt, but you have to fight through the demons,
0:53.7	the issues, the issues,
0:54.2	your restrictions.
0:55.3	Because I wasn't willing to go the rest of my life knowing that I didn't give it my all.
0:59.9	That lives with you forever.
1:01.6	So the technicality of the sport was out the window.
1:04.6	We are going to war.
1:06.7	Was Connor faster than you're expecting?
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