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Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Snr. react to Eubank Jr's 'blocked' ambulance claims

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Published by Matt Astbury
11, Nov
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Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Snr. have very different opinions when it comes to claims from Chris Eubank Jr. about his ambulance being 'blocked' following his win over Conor Benn in April. 

After 12 thrilling rounds at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Eubank Jr. beat Benn by unanimous decision and, in the fight's immediate aftermath, went to the hospital for medical checks. 

Then, at the announcement press conference for the rematch with Benn, which takes place this Saturday, exclusively live on DAZN, Eubank Jr. accused Benn and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, of stopping his ambulance from making the trip to the hospital. 

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With threats of legal action from Hearn, Eubank Jr. added further fuel to the fire by sharing footage of a supposed incident on social media. 

As fight week continues in London, Benn and Eubank Snr. appeared during Jim White and Simon Jordan's show on talkSPORT to give their thoughts on Eubank Jr.'s recent comments. 

Nigel Benn claims 'blocked' ambulance is a 'load of BS' by Chris Eubank Jr. 

Nigel Benn was the first to appear on the show, and he was quick to dismiss Eubank Jr.'s claims. 

He revealed that Eubank Jr. and his father got to the hospital before himself and Conor, with Eubank Jr. already undergoing recovery for the punishment that was inflicted during the fight. 

"It’s a load of BS because Eubank was on a bed, lying 50 yards, covered up, and me and Chris Snr., we were talking to Conor in the hospital," Benn said.

"Me and Conor got into the ambulance straightaway and just went, he was already there before us with his dad. I don’t know, he can say he was held up. He was already there, laid out.

"I think it’s a sympathy vote."

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Chris Eubank Snr. agrees with son's 'blocked' ambulance comments

Chris Eubank Snr. was then given his chance to give his side of the story. 

When asked by Simon Jordan as to whether he agreed with his son's ambulance being stopped from leaving Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the British boxing legend gave the following two-word response, "Of course."

Eubank Snr. then moved the conversation away from the ambulance incident and instead decided to focus on the everlasting damage the first fight had on both Eubank Jr. and Benn. 

"The damage of that fight, what it did to the two of them, it shows up with Junior in three to four years," Eubank Snr. said.

"No one cares about that. All these things people keep on saying about the weight, you’re not going to prove me wrong. I’ve seen this, I’ve been through this, I’ve lived through this."

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With Saturday's rematch taking place at middleweight, expect the weight of Eubank Jr. to be a topic of conversation once more. 

Eubank Jr. missed the 160lb limit the day before his first meeting with Benn and was fined £375,000 as a result, and there are concerns he could miss the weight limit once more ahead of the rematch following previous struggles.

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