{"id":331885,"date":"2025-12-07T02:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T02:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/331885\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T02:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T02:47:09","slug":"eubank-jr-spotted-at-abu-dhabi-gp-days-after-worrying-health-update-boxing-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/331885\/","title":{"rendered":"Eubank Jr spotted at Abu Dhabi GP days after worrying health update | Boxing | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Eubank Jr has been spotted at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix<\/a>, just days after sharing a concerning health update<\/a>. The boxer took to X on Tuesday to post a clip of himself in a hospital bed, connected to various wires and machines.<\/p>\n

Alongside the footage, he wrote: “I’ve been dealing with a lot of health issues over the last year and yeah it all finally caught up to me last month. I will not box again until I’m back to 100 per cent and I don’t know when that will be, but one things for certain… For the fans that have supported me through thick and thin, I will do everything in my power to make sure that one day, the old me makes a big comeback.”<\/p>\n

However, it now seems the British boxing star is back on his feet, as he was seen in the pitlane of the Abu Dhabi GP. Eubank Jr donned a tan Gucci jacket, washed black denim jeans and a pair of Louis Vuitton shoes as he posed for photographers before the racing began.<\/p>\n

It comes just weeks after the 36-year-old suffered a points defeat to Conor Benn<\/a> at the Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> Stadium. The sons of Chris Eubank Sr<\/a> and Nigel Benn ran back a family rivalry dating back to the 1990s back in April when they clashed in the capital.<\/p>\n

On that evening, Eubank Jr claimed a unanimous decision victory against Benn<\/a> following a masterful display under the bright lights. However, November’s immediate rematch proved to be a completely different affair. ‘Next Gen’ found himself outclassed by the swift footwork and sharp punching of a far more nimble Benn, enduring a relentless 12-round battering before losing via unanimous decision.<\/p>\n

Following that contest, Benn even suggested his long-time adversary might consider calling time on his career altogether. He said: “I can see him asking for a rematch, but ultimately I think we should let it lie now. We’ve done what we said we would do, we’ve sold out a stadium twice so let’s call it a day.<\/p>\n

“He’s got more important things to worry about than fighting. He’s won at life with his two boys and if I was him I would look at his reasons for boxing. Ultimately, he will be a dad of two and that’s always a priority. It’s not down to me to say whether he should retire, but he has bigger things in life now.”<\/p>\n

This development coincides with the 2025 Formula 1<\/a> campaign reaching its climax this weekend in Abu Dhabi. Lando Norris<\/a> requires only a third-place finish at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday to secure his maiden Drivers’ Championship with McLarencurrently topping the table with 408 points.<\/p>\n

Throughout this campaign, Norris has claimed seven victories and 17 podium finishes, pursuing glory alongside teammate Oscar Piastri<\/a>. Nevertheless, Red Bull<\/a>‘s Max Verstappen<\/a> will be determined to dash the Brit’s championship hopes and secure a fifth consecutive F1 crown.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old is only 12 points behind Norris as they head into Sunday’s race. If he secures a victory in Abu Dhabi and Norris ends up fourth or below, it would be sufficient for him to clinch the title outright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chris Eubank Jr has been spotted at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, just days after sharing a concerning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[94915,64,63,802,40867,30027,185610,185609,58009,85],"class_list":["post-331885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-abu-dhabi-grand-prix","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-chris-eubank-jr","tag-conor-benn","tag-conor-benn-rematch","tag-formula-1-drive-to-survive","tag-health-update","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}