Dad-to-be Eubank Jr vows to keep focused on fighting

Chris Eubank Jr gives a rare glimpse into his home life before tonight's rematch with Conor Benn.

- Alex Pattle

Chris Eubank Jr has opened up on the news that he is due to be a father to twin boys, while reflecting on how his relationship with his own dad may influence the next chapter in his life.

Ahead of Eubank Jr’s middleweight rematch with Conor Benn tonight, the BBC has released a documentary on Eubank Jr and Sr, titled The Eubanks: Like Father, Like Son. And this week, a preview clip from the film showed the younger Eubank telling his dad that the latter will soon be a grandfather.

While Eubank Jr's focus this week is on doing the double over Benn, whom he outpointed in a thrilling fight in April, the 36-year-old spoke to The Independent and other publications about the news of his impending fatherhood.

Acknowledging that the update has come as a surprise to boxing fans, Eubank Jr said on Tuesday: "My private life should be private, that's how I have always seen it. What people don't know and what people don't see, they cannot target, they cannot ruin, they cannot try to interfere with.

"There's no benefit, in my opinion, to exposing private relationships to the world. What benefits are there? If you go out and look at all these high-profile relationships, how many of them last? How many of them don't end up on the front page of The Sun? Cheating, scandal, divorce, whatever it is - social media does nothing but ruin relationships.