CHRIS EUBANK Sr has sensationally accused Eddie Hearn of trying to “damage” his son with his rematch with Conor Benn.
The pair will renew their 35-year-old family rivalry with a second straight catchweight clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
Eubank Jr, 36, boiled down to 160.05lbs for the domestic dust-up and was hospitalised with severe dehydration after edging the 12-round thriller.
‘Next Gen’ will have to make 160lbs for this weekend’s rematch or face being fined another £375,000.
And Eubank Sr, who accompanied his son to the hospital that night, can’t help but feel the contracted weight is an attempt to swing the odds in Benn’s favour.
He told The Times: “I saw a person, who is my son, between life and death in the back of the ambulance.
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“When he got to the hospital, they were able to give him morphine and stabilise him.
“But Junior was touch and go because of dehydration.
“The promoter [Eddie Hearn] is openly trying to damage my son and the public watched this and still no one says anything.
“They are silent. It’s sad that people are blind to it, and now my son is in the same position again.”
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Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn 2 – all the info
TIME for round two of this generation’s family feud!
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn go punch-for-punch once again as both rivals look to make their fathers proud.
The blockbuster rematch takes place at the 62,000-seater Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, November 15.
Eubank Jr narrowly outpointed his bitter foe after 12 brutal rounds in April to secure the bragging rights in what was certainly a Fight of the Year contender.
And the two British superstars will dance once more as Eubank Jr aims to do the double while Benn seeks revenge after suffering a first career loss.
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Sr felt powerless to stop his son from taking the fight to begin with and feels the same way about the rematch.
The British boxing icon said: “He is walking into a [trap] and there is nothing I can do to stop him.”
IBO middleweight king Eubank Jr has rejected his old man’s pleas to retire for a second straight lucrative showdown with Benn, the son of his father’s once bitter rival Nigel Benn.
And Sr can’t help but once again fear the worst for his namesake going into this weekend’s domestic dust-up.
He said: “There’s nothing wrong with learning the hard way.
“But, in boxing, it may be that you can no longer be rich.
“Rich has nothing to do with my money. Can you walk? Can you talk?
The promoter is openly trying to damage my son and the public watched this and still no one says anything.”
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“I never wanted him to box. Could this be the reason coming up now?
He added: “I said to Junior, for however many days until you get back into that ring, I’m going to enjoy that time that my son can actually be the prince and I am king.
“He has the hearts of the nation through that performance.
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“There is nothing harder to win and all he has got to do now is stay still.
“He already has everything, and now you’re going to get back in the ring and put that on the line?”
