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Emotional Chris Eubank Jr opens up on becoming father overnight after brother’s death and how he won’t copy his star dad
CHRIS EUBANK Jr wants to hit the boxing jackpot to give his nephew the life he deserves.
In July 2021, Raheem was only a month old when his dad Sebastian — the younger brother of Chris Jr — died of a heart attack in Dubai, aged 29.
It meant uncle Chris became a dad overnight and three years on Raheem, who has just started school, is now chasing him around the practice ring ahead of his middleweight clash with Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
At 35, Eubank Jr looks unlikely to follow in his father’s footsteps by becoming a world champion — with a scrap against nemesis Conor Benn likely to follow.
But he explained that the total devastation that struck his family left him with a new drive in the shape of a nephew he now treats like his own son.
He said: “I remember going to my brother’s grave for the first time and that’s where I first met Raheem and I held him in front of the grave and it calmed me down.
“His energy and him being very quiet while on my chest gave me peace.
“I felt then that everything would be OK.
“I felt that we might have a second chance here.
“I love that little boy. I use Raheem as a tool to strengthen my will and my soul and my spirit.
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“Raheem is going to live a long and fulfilled life and I only have a few years of boxing left.
“So I need to do everything I can over the next three or four years to make sure he has the best life he can possibly have growing up.”
The death of Sebastian understandably took a terrible toll on his father, Chris Eubank Sr.
The theatrical but granite-hard two-weight world champion was suddenly weak and vulnerable and preyed upon — saying things that caused a rift with his eldest son.
The flare-up was exacerbated by Eubank Sr’s disgust at his son stripping down to 157lb to face Benn, who failed a drugs test before their October 2022 grudge bout was called off.
Sadly, especially for little Raheem, who is now three, the gladiatorial gene pool is not fully reunited yet.
Dubai-based Eubank Jr said: “We should be able to help Raheem without boxing involved.
“But there is still a wedge between us. Until the day I retire, I don’t ever see that wedge not being there.
“It should not be that way but he is set in his ways and he can’t seem to separate the boxing business from being a dad.
“I don’t need Chris Eubank Sr the boxer, businessman, coach, mentor, advisor.
“He is in a better place now. He was dealing with some demons — and he still is.
“But he has got over and through a lot of things and he is in a much healthier state of mind, thank God.
“I am very happy about that. I speak to him whenever I can, I keep up to date with how everything is going. I am hearing good things now, when a year or two ago I was not.
“I am very grateful that we have managed to get through that part of our lives.”
Eubank Jr makes his heart-breaking overnight transformation from super-cool uncle to doting dad sound like a doddle. But it means he is now in a rush to give Raheem the little sibling he himself adored in Sebastian.
And then he has to wrestle with the idea of both of his boys following down the brutally hard path that his dad, brother, cousins and uncles have all walked.
He explained: “Once I was put in this position for Raheem, people saw a different side to me, a softer side.
“Spending time with Raheem makes me think more about having my own son, giving him a brother and raising them together.
“His dad was my brother and we grew up together and I want to give Raheem that.
“My new role means I have to teach Raheem — I cannot be Mr Nice Guy all the time.
“He has got to learn that certain things are not good or OK. In a sports setting, tough love and strict rules breed success.
My old man would say…‘What are you doing? Get back in the f*****g ring and work and learn and take your licks like a man’.
Chris Eubank Junior
“Nine times out of ten, if you don’t have the tears, punishment and discipline, then a kid is not going to flourish in sport, especially boxing.
“My old man would watch me get hurt, he would watch me get beaten up and tell me, ‘Get back in the ring’.
“There were no hugs, there was no, ‘How are you son, are you feeling OK?’
“He would say, ‘What are you doing? Get back in the f*****g ring and work and learn and take your licks like a man’.
“That would break a lot of people, let alone kids, but it pushed me.
“Not everybody has it but you need it to survive in combat.
“I have a very soft spot for Raheem because of our situation, so I don’t think I would want to go through it with him.
“Would I love to see him pursue a boxing career? No, I don’t think I would love it.
“I know his mother will not want him to do it — but his father did it, I do it and our father did it, so he has the genes, he’s part of our gene pool.”
Sport
Distraught fans say ‘the game’s gone’ as iconic stadium to be renamed after mega-money partnership with Riyadh Air
FANS are up in arms after Atletico Madrid announced their new stadium sponsor.
The Spanish giants moved into the 68,456-capacity Metropolitano Stadium in 2017 after leaving the iconic Vicente Calderon Stadium.
The state-of-the-art venue hosted the 2019 Champions League final, when Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-1.
Now Atletico’s stadium will undergo a rebrand after the club agreed a deal with Saudi company Riyadh Air, according to AS via Expansion.
The sponsorship means the venue will be renamed the Riyadh Air Metropolitano until at least 2033.
The deal is reported to be worth in the region of £210-250million, and will see Riyadh Air increase their involvement in Atletico, having already sponsored their shirts.
Chinese company Wanda group sponsored the ground for the first five years before Civitas took over in 2022 in a deal worth £7m a year to Atletico.
Fans are unhappy at the switch with some declaring the “game has gone”.
One supporter reacted to the news saying: “Riyadh Air Metropolitano” not even remotely feels like their home ground name 🤮”
Another added: “Woke nonsense.”
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What we know about the ‘new’ Old Trafford
MANCHESTER UNITED plan to build a new stadium rather than redevelop Old Trafford.
The decision was made after a number of fact-finding missions to other stadiums including the Bernabeu and Nou Camp.
The cost of the project is expected to be a staggering £2billion.
A capacity of 100,000 is expected.
It is felt that a club of United’s standing should have a new state-of-the-art facility.
The new stadium will be built on land adjacent to the Red Devils’ current home.
United are looking to not only build a stadium but regenerate the area of Trafford where the ground will stand.
There had been plans to KEEP Old Trafford rather than demolish it, and use it as a scaled down second venue.
However, it’s looking increasing likely that it will in fact be entirely demolished.
The club consulted with 30,000 fans about what to do and believe there is roughly a 50-50 split on staying or moving.
The club have appointed the architects Foster + Partners to come up with a “masterplan”. The company were behind Wembley Stadium.
Old Trafford has been United’s home since 1910.
The target is for completion by 2030.
A third wrote: “They’re coming for absolutely EVERYTHING.”
And another commented: “Atletico and Barcelona are selling their souls for money it’s embarrassing.”
Football
Cole Palmer: Is the Chelsea forward England’s most important player?
When interim boss Lee Carsley oversaw the wins against the Republic of Ireland and Finland, he did so without arguably some of his most important players.
As well as Palmer, Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham were also absent.
While Palmer has made a blistering start to the season, Foden and Bellingham are yet to really get going.
Manchester City forward Foden scored 27 goals in all competitions last season and won the PFA Player of the Year award, but he has started just two Premier League games so far for Pep Guardiola’s side this time around.
Meanwhile, Bellingham began this season with a leg injury and has just one assist and no goals in the five La Liga games he has played for Real Madrid so far.
Then, of course, there is Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. He featured in all of England’s games at Euro 2024, scoring one goal and providing one assist.
He has once again been a key player for the Gunners so far this season and was brilliant in the Champions League win against Paris St-Germain last week, and again in the weekend win against Southampton.
To make life even more difficult for Carsley, Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon has also been impressing and is another strong option to start for the Three Lions.
Carsley has suggested it is important to find a way to get all his best players in, and he selected Palmer as a central midfielder at England Under-21 level.
“Carsley has got to find a way of getting him into the team, but it doesn’t have to be as the number 10 ahead of Foden or Bellingham because he can play off the right as well,” former Premier League striker Chris Sutton said.
“With the talent Palmer has, and his goals and his numbers, this season his form has been better than Bukayo Saka’s, and in fact it has been better than anyone’s.
“I have always believed that if someone’s form is good, get them in. So, whether it is the right or in the middle, Carsley has to fit him in. He must start for England against Greece.”
Sport
Jurgen Klopp: Former Liverpool boss appointed global head of soccer at Red Bull
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been appointed global head of soccer at Red Bull.
The 57-year-old German will begin the role on 1 January 2025.
“After almost 25 years on the sideline, I could not be more excited to get involved in a project like this,” said Klopp.
“The role may have changed but my passion for football and the people who make the game what it is has not.”
Energy drinks brand Red Bull owns RB Leipzig in Germany’s Bundesliga, Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg and Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls, as well as Brazilian side Red Bull Bragantino.
It also took a minority stake in Championship side Leeds and became the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor earlier this year.
Red Bull says Klopp will not be involved in day-to-day operations but will advise teams on playing philosophy, transfer strategy and coaching development.
Sport
Brilliant Joe Root makes history as he overtakes Alastair Cook to become England’s highest ever Test run scorer
JOE ROOT has broken Sir Alastair Cook’s record to become England’s highest ever Test run scorer.
The 33-year-old surpassed the record of 12,472 runs with yet another sumptuous innings in Pakistan.
He reached 50 for the 64th time in his Test career on his way to usurping Cook – while he also has 34 hundreds.
Root is now fifth on the all-time list as India legend Sachin Tendulkar leads the way with 15,921.
Australia’s Ricky Ponting, South Africa’s Jacques Kallis and India’s Rahul Dravid are also ahead of Root.
The Yorkshireman gave a reserved reaction after eclipsing Cook as he remained focused on getting England back into the Test against Pakistan.
The hosts posted a huge 556 in their first innings, but Root and Ben Duckett steered England past 200-2 in reply.
At lunch, they were 232-2.
According to BBC Sport, Root broke the run record on the day of his brother Billy’s record.
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Joe Root overtakes Sir Alastair Cook to become England’s all-time leading Test run-scorer
Joe Root has overtaken Sir Alastair Cook to become England’s highest Test run-scorer of all time.
Root eclipsed Cook’s tally of 12,472 Test runs when he hit an elegant straight drive back past Aamer Jamal to reach 71 against Pakistan on day three of the first Test in Multan.
The 33-year-old, who is playing in his 147th Test, has done it in 14 Tests fewer than Cook, and now sits fifth on the all-time list.
He made his Test debut against India in Nagpur in 2012 and since then has hit 34 Test centuries, with a top score of 254 against Pakistan.
Sheffield-born Root, who captained England in a record 64 Tests, is now only behind India’s Rahul Dravid, South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, Australia’s Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar, also of India.
The legendary Tendulkar, who played in 200 Tests, tops the list with 15,921 runs, but Root could eclipse that mark if he continues in the same vein of form over the next few years.
The Yorkshire right-hander is in some of the best form of his career – averaging 61 since the beginning of 2023.
Football
Arsenal’s Mead and Williamson take on Honesty Cards
England and Arsenal duo Beth Mead and Leah Williamson take on the ultimate friendship test, reveal each other’s red flags and discuss hidden talents in Honesty Cards.
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