CONOR BENN has lifted the lid on what he said to Chris Eubank Sr during their emotional embrace in the ring.
Chris Eubank Jr last night, 35 years on from his father's victory over Nigel Benn.
Eubank Sr had a public in the build-up to the bout and he was set to stay away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
But a last-minute reconcile saw him as Team Eubank arrived for the fight.
At the end of their brutal 12-round clash, shared an emotional hug with his rival's dad.
Asked in his post-fight press conference what was said, Connor revealed: “I grabbed him by the neck, I said: ‘Mate, I'm so happy you're here. I'm so happy you turned up'.
“Because outside of everything else, outside of all the noise and the commotion and the fight, your relationship with your dad never goes.
“That's always there, that's long-standing, that's without boxing. What's boxing? What is it?
“Because I'll pick the relationship with my dad over boxing anyday.
“So to see them two, if this has brought them together, that's worth its weight in gold.”
Both fathers were also seen talking at the end of the fight and Nigel added: “He [Sr] was sitting there and talking to me saying, ‘My boy's on top'. Oh here we go.
“But to me really, it was just good having him there, staying there, with the family affair.
“We lost. I didn't really speak to him much. But praising my son, I accepted that.
“That was about it really. It weren't no deep conversation.”
was unhappy with his son ahead of the fight after he during their face-off.
The legend even blasted his boy as a “disgrace” and claimed his son has “never understood” boxing over major health to make the 12st 1lb limit.
But after turning up last night, Sr said: “Conor, that's not fair to say that I don't even like my son, I love my son.
“I may not like some of his ways, as I don't like some of your ways, but I love him.”
The Eubanks were unable to attend their post-fight press conference as Jr had to be after sustaining a huge cut above his right eye.
