Nigel Benn has sworn off ever speaking to Chris Eubank Sr again, following his son’s victory over Chris Eubank Jr. Nigel was unsuccessful in his two attempts to defeat his rival during their bouts in the 1990s; suffering a loss in Birmingham before a contentious draw in Manchester.

His son initially lost his first fight with an Eubank Jr in April, but redeemed himself with a decisive points win on Saturday night. The fathers had been brought together earlier in the week for a staged face-off, but Eubank Sr used the opportunity to accuse Benn of lying about him receiving payment to attend their sons’ first fight. On Saturday night, Benn retaliated, explaining: “At the press conference…I’ll say it now, we had a face-off.

“He is dancing because he loves the limelight. He doesn’t care about his son, he just loves the limelight. And he is dancing, he came right next to me and I thought, ‘Let me just shake your hand’, so I pulled him in for a hug and he put his hand up to me.

“And I actually felt like I wanted to…so when he tried to shake my hand tonight, I thought, ‘I ain’t playing your games, mate.’ I don’t think I’ll even speak to him again, because I find him a right prat.

“He is an idiot. He tries to quote scripture and all that, he don’t even know what he is talking about. I just can’t get him. When you have them two around you, everything is just so negative.

“Back in the day, we never talked disrespectful about our promoters that are putting money in our banks and giving us a good life. We never did that with Frank Warren or Mickey Duff, we never slagged them off, but the way he (Eubank Jr) talks about Eddie Hearn, how disrespectful is he?

“Both of them. And then Eubank is always talking about, ‘We’re struggling at the weight, they’re going to kill my son.’ Mate, he’s been a middleweight for how many years?

“He has been IBO champion, but as soon as he fights a welterweight, ‘Oh we have problems.’ Always bloody moaning. Always. I tell you what, I’m sick to death of them to tell the truth and I am glad it’s over now. I am glad it’s over now and we won’t have hear about them anymore.”