Eddie Hearn believes Chris Eubank Jr will fight for the final time when he faces Conor Benn on Saturday.
Eubank Jr faces Benn for a second time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, seven months after securing a unanimous decision over ‘The Destroyer’ at the same venue.
The Brighton man will fight for the 39th time as a professional this weekend and Hearn expects this to be the 36-year-old’s final bow.
“I do know that a lot of his circle don’t want to fight anymore,” Hearn told reporters including Pro Boxing Fans on Tuesday.
“I do believe this will be his last fight.
“I would say win, lose or draw, but I do believe he gets beat on Saturday.
“But I think he is getting old and he has been involved in a lot of tough fights and I think this will be another tough fight on Saturday.”
Both Eubank Jr and Benn spent time in hospital after their pulsating April battle.
Much of the build-up for the rematch has centred around claims from Eubank Jr in a press conference that his ambulance was blocked from leaving the stadium.
Eubank Jr has pinned the blame for this on Hearn’s Matchroom, a claim the 45-year-old firmly refutes and which prompted him to take legal action against ‘Next Gen’.
The Matchroom Chairman says the legal case is ongoing and he is seeking either an apology or retraction from Eubank Jr of his comments.
“That’s been ongoing since that press conference,” Hearn added.
“Chris spins a narrative very well.
“He knows he shouldn’t have said it and he knows it’s not true.
“This is defamatory comments that have significant damages to me and Matchroom.
“It’s the most ridiculous comments.”
“We look for an apology or a retraction of that statement.”
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Eubank Jr missed the 160 pound limit before the first fight and was subsequently fined $500,000.
The former British middleweight champion made the 10 pound rehydration clause on the day of the fight and the same terms apply for Saturday’s rematch.
