BOXING legend Chris Eubank Sr was struck by tragedy four years ago by the death of his son Sebastian.
Sebastian followed his father’s footsteps as professional boxer, and was also working as a personal trainer at the time of his death, aged just 29.
Who was Sebastian Eubank?
Sebastian Eubank was born in Brighton in 1991.
Like his father and brother Chris Jr, he also fought as a professional boxer.
He tragically died drowning in Dubai after suffering a heart attack while in the sea.
The tragedy occurred days before his 30th birthday in July 2021 and just a month after he had become a father for the first time when wife Salma gave birth to son Raheem.
Eubank Sr said: “Never did I ever imagine I would write these words or experience the feeling I now have at the loss of my son.
“My family and I are devastated to hear of the death of Sebastian just days before what would have been his 30th birthday.
“He leaves his wife Salma, his son Raheem born just a month ago, his mother Karron Meadows, brothers Nathanael, Chris Jr, Joseph, one sister Emily and countless relatives and friends.
“Sebastian grew up in Hove in England but in the last few years made his life in Dubai where he had a wide circle of friends and was a leader in the adoption of a healthy lifestyle and of alternative therapies.”
In an interview with Good Morning Britain, Eubank Sr added: “Sebastian was a true champion. My son was a warrior in that he was out there to help the poor and disenfranchised. He was there to help the youth.
“He took part in a revolution in Sudan. He was big on Africa. And now I am taking that on with his wife, with his child Raheem Sebastian.
“I rejoice for my son. I’m not going to break down. There’s two views, the physical I will never get over.
“No parent can get over because you’ve invested all this time, energy, love from birth to 29.
“And then he’s gone. So you can’t recover from that.
“But the inner you if you know the spirit world, if you believe in the spirit world, my son is with me, you remember who he was.”
What was his boxing record?
Sebastian Eubank fought twice as a professional boxer.
Eubank won both fights on points, campaigning at light heavyweight.
His last fight was in March 2019, and he had been working as a personal trainer in Dubai at the time of his death.
