Chris Eubank Sr has refuted claims he was paid to attend April’s fight between his son Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, in the build-up to Saturday’s rematch.
Eubank Jr and Benn will meet for a second time – just as their fathers did in the 1990s – at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Eubanks had been estranged for several years before emerging from a car together and stunning the boxing world on the night of that first bout.
“They are lying to you [about receiving money], and if you are spouting what they told you then they are a liar,” Eubank Sr said.
“I speak and I want truth, nothing but. That’s a true entertainer.”
There have been claims in recent weeks that Eubank Sr was paid to be by his son’s side in April, which the former two-weight world champion strongly denied.
In a BBC film released this week, Eubank Jr confirmed his father would be at the rematch but he was not expected to be present at the news conference.
The pair arrived on stage to Tina Turner’s ‘The Best’ – the song Eubank Sr used as his ringwalk.
“I’m here to support. I’m here to protect [my son],” Eubank Sr, dressed in a tweed suit, added.
“In regards to the love of a son, if a father takes money, nothing wrong with that. If a father doesn’t take money, study that. I am here for heart and love.”
Nigel Benn, who had also heard the rumour, refused to comment when pushed by Eubank Sr to reveal where, and instead said he just wanted to focus on his own son before joking he would “have it” with his old rival.
The two fathers did face off after the news conference before embracing.
