Chris Eubank Jr. insists he will retire from boxing if he suffers defeat to Conor Benn next Saturday.
The British pair go head-to-head at London's O2 Arena 29 years on from another historic night in boxing when their fathers, Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn, battled it out at Old Trafford.
Chris Eubank recorded a ninth-round stoppage over Nigel in their first meeting in 1990, before the rivals fought to a split draw three years later.
Eubank Jr. (32-2, with 23 KOs) now says that with his and his father's legacy on the line, if he doesn't deliver Benn (21-0, with 14 KOs) the first defeat of his career, he'll hang up the gloves.
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"There's a huge amount of pressure on me for this fight, absolutely," Eubank Jr. said on Good Morning Britain.
"I've said it before, and this is the first time I've ever said it throughout my entire career... If I lose this fight I retire. I love fighting, I love the sport, I love being a boxer. I don't want it to end."
Pressed on why he'd need to retire if he lost, he added: "Because losing to a Conor Benn at this stage of my career it means I'm not the fighter I thought I was or that I think I am. I want to challenge for world titles within the next six to 12 months."
"I can't do that with a loss to Conor Benn. My father retired at 32, I'm 33 years old so this is an extremely important fight. There's a lot of pressure on me to not only win but to uphold the name, the family legacy that we've created.
"Right now, the Eubank name is in front of the Benn name in the history books. I'm going to keep it that way."
Benn, who is moving up two weight classes for the 157lbs catchweight bout while Eubank Jr. will be moving down slightly, wasn't having any of his opponent's chat, though, and hit out at his "ego".
"You're funny you are, the fight wouldn't have happened if wasn't Eubank-Benn or you were ring-walking second but the reality is no one cares," he responded.
"My ego ain't that big about by name being first, history books, or whoever ring-walks second. I couldn't care less to be honest with you, mate. Everyone knows it's Benn-Eubank. When this fight was done and announced, you know whose name was trending? It wasn't you, mate, let's have that right."
The war of words on the British TV breakfast show concluded with both fighters being asked for their fight prediction. Unsurprisingly, they're backing themselves and neither believes it's going to go the distance.
"I'm going to enjoy myself, have fun and entertain. I'm going to teach this man a lesson," Eubank Jr. concluded. "Will it go 12 rounds? I don't think so.
"He thinks he's going to knock me out, [become] the first man to stop me, so it's going to be explosive. It's going to be a dangerous fight for both of us but a victory will be secured."
Benn responded: "I'm coming for the stoppage, no doubt about it. If I see my shot I'm going to take it. When I shoot, I don't miss."