Chris Eubank Jr. promised that he only needed to be 60% of himself on fight night to defeat Conor Benn, and that apparently extends to his proclivities in the bedroom as well.
The veteran 160- and 168-pound contender says he usually refrains from engaging in any intercourse during training camp whenever he has an upcoming fight, but he insisted recently that such an arduous restriction will not be placed on his matchup with Benn.
Eubank will meet compatriot Benn, the rising welterweight contender, in their highly anticipated 157-pound catchweight bout on October 8 at The O2 Arena in London. The fight has made headlines because his parents, rivals Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn, captured the imagination of the British sports public with their two fights in 1990 and 1993.
Eubank, 32, said that while top opponents typically require him to abstain from sex for perhaps two months, he will only grant Benn two weeks of celibacy. The comments dovetail with what Eubank, 25, said at the news conference for the fight last month that he only needed to be at 60% of his strength to beat Benn, or else it would be an “execution.” public”.
“I’m not going to kill myself in this training camp,” Eubank said in a roundtable interview with Conor Benn posted on the Matchroom Boxing YouTube channel. “I normally go eight weeks without sex. I abstain for eight weeks. Week after week, the more you retain, the more testosterone you generate. I’m going to abstain for two weeks for you. Canelo, Golovkin, they’re eight weeks old. [Billy Joe] Saunders gets four weeks. Conor Benn receives two.
“Jake Paul has a week. So you’re not at the bottom of the barrel, but you’re close.”
Eubank’s rude comments drew a stern reprimand from his younger adversary.
“I really don’t care,” Benn replied. “Nobody asked you about your sexual desire and what motivates you… is he talking nonsense.”
Eubank has repeatedly insisted that he will be at a disadvantage on fight night against Benn, because in addition to having to drop to 157, a weight Eubank has said he has never weighed since he was a teenager, Eubank will have to abide by a clause of rehydration believed to be around 10 lbs.
While Benn may not have to worry about exhausting himself by the weigh-ins, he faces a different kind of challenge trying to make sure his coveted power holds up against a fighter who operates at least two weight classes above him. .
