Chris Eubank Jr has claimed he would abstain from sex for one week if he was to fight YouTube star Jake Paul.
Eubank Jr will take to the ring in one of the biggest fights of his career when he faces Conor Benn at London's O2 arena on October 8. The pair have already exchanged heated verbal barbs in the build-up to the fight, which marks another episode of a family rivalry that originates from when their fathers first touched gloves over 30 years ago.
Despite being focused on Benn, during the build-up Eubank Jr has admitted he would be willing to fight YouTube star Paul, who has five professional victories on his record. And the British middleweight has now used Paul as an example to prove he is treating Benn as a similar level test.
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"I usually go eight weeks without sex," Eubank Jr said when discussing his preparations during a face-off with Benn ahead of their grudge match next month. "I abstain for eight weeks, week by week the longer you withhold you build testosterone. I'm going to abstain for two weeks for you.
"Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, they get eight weeks. Billy Joe Saunders gets four weeks, Conor Benn gets two. Jake Paul would get one week so you are not at the bottom of the barrel but you are close."
Benn issued a mocking response. "How has it come to this? What are you talking about?" he said. "No-one asked you about your sex drive and what gets you going. You don’t half talk some s***, don’t you?” Eubank Jr has stated that he is open to fighting Paul with the potential of a lucrative payday likely to be presented if a fight came to fruition.
A loss for Eubank Jr could be extremely damaging in his career as he eyed a shot at the middleweight world title prior to electing to accept the domestic clash with Benn. His rival has even suggested that the only option left for Eubank Jr could be a shot at content creator Paul if he is to lose.
The conversation of a fight against Paul first came to the table when the YouTube star waded in on their weight row prior to confirmation of their meeting. He tweeted: "Conor Benn [is] dirty because he doesn’t want Chris Eubank to have a massive size advantage fight night? No. He just wants a fair/safe fight. [Hasim] Rahman [Jr] can weigh-in at any weight fight night. 200 weigh-in, 214 at noon fight-day, any weight fight night. Stop making excuses Jr."
Eubank Jr replied with a call-out: "Yo Jake Paul. Once I deal with Benn and you take care of Rahman how about me and you go for a couple of rounds. I’ll come in at 160lb, you come in at whatever weight you want. Winner gets CANELO. And don’t worry I am not Tommy Fury, if I say I will do something, it gets done."
