CHRIS EUBANK JR has been seen for the first time since his epic win over Conor Benn – and denied suffering a broken jaw despite having surgery.
in front of 67,000 fans at Tottenham’s stadium.
But after a , the heroic victor went to hospital hours after the win.
too joined and claimed he gave his born rival a broken jaw.
But Eubank Jr – sporting a bruised face – denied the injury in his first TV interview but did reveal a post-fight surgery.
He told Sky Sports: “When you get into a fight for 12 rounds there are injuries that are sustained.
“I got headbutted above my eye, right in the middle of the fight it opened up and I had to go and have surgery on that, I had to sow it up.
“Conor Benn and Eddie Hearn ran away with the story that a broken jaw – there was no broken jaw here.
“We are strong our bones are dense, I’m feeling good. I’m feeling grateful that the fight was so well received. I’m in a great place.”;
The grudge match followed three decades on from Eubank Sr’s
But the British boxing legend threatened to boycott his son’s fight amid fears over his safety.
Eubank Sr warned his boy’s best days at middleweight were over and blasted the 10lb rehydration cap in the contract.
And Eubank Jr failed to hit the contracted 160lb limit – by an agonising 0.05lb – costing him a £375,000 penalty.
He was preparing to go into the fight of his life without his dad – amid their public falling out.
But, in a scene straight out of a WWE script, Eubank Sr arrived on fight night by his son’s side and
Eubank Jr said: “Father and son story, it can’t be surpassed by anything.
“That is the dream, that is the fantasy. A good and perfect father and son relationship.
“So for fight fans to see two men going through tough times and eventually put that to one side to unite, that isn’t boxing that’s life.”;
Eubank Jr, 35, and Benn, 28, are already contracted to a rematch under the same terms with
Conor Benn and Eddie Hearn ran away with the story that a broken jaw – there was no broken jaw here.
Chris Eubank Jr
That is despite Eubank Jr’s struggles to make the weight, which he had boxed at for the last six years and eight bouts.
to challenge WBC champion Mario Barrios, 29.
But, Eubank Jr teased: “Watch this space, boxing is a very beautiful industry where anything can happen.
“The possibilities are endless, if a rematch is meant to be it will be.”;
Eubank Jr has also opened the door to fighting Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, 34, who faces William Scull, 32, over the weekend.
He said: “That is another stadium filler, absolutely.
“Wembley, Tottenham, any one of the large football stadiums in the UK would be filled for a fight like that.
“He is an opponent that I have been looking at for many years now and the fans would love to see that.
“So, 100 per cent that is a name in my line of sight and we will be doing whatever we can to secure that fight in the future.”;
