CHRIS EUBANK JR spoke of his street fighting video when he was only 15 years old. He also shared his unique childhood experience.
As a 32-year old, he described himself as an "enforcer" in a gang. He shared how he lived the street life before returning to his home during his teens.
Eubank Jr will face Liam Williams, a middleweight opponent, at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena Saturday night
Chris Eubank's son and middleweight boxing star Chris Eubank said that he didn't want his son to follow his father's footsteps.
The Brighton native was unable to resist the temptation of fighting and began to have scuffles on the streets.
Next Gen spoke out ahead of Saturday's fight against Liam Williams at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena.
FightHub was informed by him that he had a YouTube video of himself fighting in a parking lot when he was around 15. It was something I did every week.
It didn't make sense, because I would live on the streets and then return to my multi-million pound home.
"The next day, I put on my tie and suit and went to private school. Then I returned to the streets. I was an enforcer. I wasn't the one robbing or selling drugs.
Get a PS10 Bonus with 100s of Games to Play and No Deposit Required"There were others doing this, but I was the one - if there was any problem with anyone outside the gang, I would help.
"I didn’t care about the gang. I just wanted to be able fight. It was all in me. It was the first time I fell in love boxing.
He said, "I guess that I just had this fire within me. I enjoyed all sports and was very interested in competing.
"My father made me stop boxing for a few years because he didn’t believe I would be strong enough. He didn't know what I was doing outside school.
"It got so bad that I kept saying, "Listen, let's box, let's go to the gym, let's do this, let's try this."
"Eventually, he gave up. Because of all the sports I had played as a child, I knew I wanted to become a fighter. Once I started boxing, I was able to cut out all of them.
"Everything seemed boring to me, and this was the ultimate form competition.
"I knew it was good for my health because it channelled all the energy I was using in negative ways, getting in fights and such like.
"After a two- or three-hour gym session, where you were pounded by more experienced people, you don’t want to go running on the streets looking for trouble.
"I began to notice a shift in my attitude as a person. I no longer wanted to cause trouble.
"It changed my whole life. It changed the direction that I was heading down. Boxing has given me a lot of things to be thankful for.
